一名目睹乔治·弗洛伊德被捕的男子在观看这场遭遇的合成镜头时崩溃了。
查尔斯·麦克米伦(Charles McMillian)住在Cup Foods附近,他说,当他看到弗洛伊德与警方的遭遇时,他正开车经过。在一个旁观者拍摄的病毒视频中,可以听到麦克米伦和弗洛伊德交谈,告诉他,“你赢不了,伙计。”
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证人查尔斯·麦克米伦擦拭他的脸,而在第二天的审判中作证
检察官艾琳·埃尔德里奇(Erin Eldridge)在法庭上播放了一段新视频——一段由Cup Foods的摄像机和前明尼阿波利斯警官德里克·肖万的身体摄像机拍摄的监控录像的合成视频,显示了弗洛伊德被救护车带走后,麦克米伦与前肖万的对峙。
麦克米伦看着录像,变得情绪激动,一边抽泣一边低头擦眼睛。
埃尔德里奇一度问麦克米伦是否需要“一分钟”,并暂停了视频。麦克米伦继续哭了几秒钟,然后埃尔德里奇给了他水。
当麦克米伦哭的时候,可以看到肖万和他的辩护律师埃里克·尼尔森正在写笔记。
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当埃尔德里奇让麦克米伦解释他当时的感受时,他回答说:“我感到无助。”亨内平县法官彼得·卡希尔随后要求休息10分钟。
麦克米伦后来作证说,在2020年5月25日弗洛伊德去世的前几天,他遇到了肖万,告诉他说,一天结束后,他会安全回家,回到家人身边,并应该让其他人也这样做。
合成视频显示,弗洛伊德被带走后,麦克米伦回到自己的警车里,向肖万靠近。可以听到麦克米伦在提醒肖万他们几天前的谈话。
肖万随后回应麦克米伦,称弗洛伊德是一个“相当大的家伙”,官员们需要“控制”弗洛伊德。肖万还提到弗洛伊德“可能在做什么”
辩方拒绝盘问麦克米伦。
Witness breaks down while watching body camera footage of George Floyd's arrest: 'I feel helpless'
A man who witnessed George Floyd's arrest broke down on the stand as he watched composite footage from the encounter.
Charles McMillian, who lives near the Cup Foods, was driving by when he saw Floyd's encounter with police, he said. McMillian can be heard talking to Floyd in the viral video taken by a bystander, telling him, "You can't win, man."
Prosecutor Erin Eldridge played new video in the courtroom -- a composite of surveillance footage taken by a camera at Cup Foods and former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin's body camera that showed McMillian confront former Chauvin after Floyd was taken away in the ambulance.
As McMillian watched the footage, he became emotional, bowing his head as he sobbed and wiped his eyes.
At one point, Eldridge asked McMillian if he needed "a minute," and paused the video. McMillian continued to cry for several seconds before Eldridge offered him water.
As McMillian cried, Chauvin and his defense attorney, Eric Nelson, could be seen writing down notes.
When Eldridge asked McMillian to explain how he was feeling in that moment, he replied, "I feel helpless." Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill then called for a 10-minute break.
McMillian later testified that a few days prior to May 25, 2020, the day Floyd died, he encountered Chauvin, telling him that at the end of the day he goes home safe to his family and should let the other person do the same.
The composite video shows McMillian approaching Chauvin as he got back in his squad car after Floyd was taken away. McMillian can be heard reminding Chauvin of their conversation in the days prior.
Chauvin then responds to McMillian by describing Floyd as a "sizeable guy" and that the officers needed to "control" Floyd. Chauvin also mentioned that Floyd was "probably on something."
The defense declined to cross-examine McMillian.