{"id":118840,"date":"2021-04-13T06:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/04\/13\/derek-chauvin-defense-blames-george-floyd-himself-for-his-own-death-not-the-police-blood-choke-2\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T06:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:48:18","slug":"derek-chauvin-defense-blames-george-floyd-himself-for-his-own-death-not-the-police-blood-choke-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/13\/derek-chauvin-defense-blames-george-floyd-himself-for-his-own-death-not-the-police-blood-choke-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chauvin Defense Blames \u201cGeorge Floyd Himself for His Own Death,\u201d Not the Police \u201cBlood Choke\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"WHF9ByF9lh8\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>As the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues, we speak with Minneapolis civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, who says prosecutors in the case clearly established that \u201cthe actions of Derek Chauvin played the most critical role in cutting off the air supply of George Floyd,\u201d leading to his death, while the defense appears to be resorting to a strategy of victim-blaming. \u201cI was really dismayed to see them try to deflect blame to bystanders and to blame George Floyd himself for his own death,\u201d says Armstrong, a former president of the Minneapolis NAACP.<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. 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