候补陪审员之一参加审判前明尼阿波利斯警官德里克·肖万称观看几十年来最重要的警察使用武力审判之一的经历是“激动人心的”和“令人筋疲力尽的”
丽莎·克里斯滕森,被称为96号陪审员,告诉明尼阿波利斯美国广播公司KTSP分公司她说,她不认为审判会对她产生如此大的影响,她说,有时她会从法庭回家,直接上床睡觉,有时她会花时间思考那天证人的证词。
克里斯滕森在审判前从未完整看过弗洛伊德死亡的手机视频,这是“生动的”,尽管日复一日地看着它,“它从未变得更容易,”她说。
克里斯滕森说,她认为肖万“在某种程度上”是有罪的,但听到她的陪审员同伴也有罪,她仍然感到惊讶判他三项罪名都成立:二级谋杀,三级谋杀,二级过失杀人。
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KTSP采访了肖万审判的候补陪审员丽莎·克里斯滕森。
听到旁观者的证词克里斯滕森说,也“非常情绪化”。
“我能感觉到他们的痛苦,”她说。“我能感觉到他们的悲伤,他们的内疚。我就坐在他们旁边。所以我承受了一切。”
克里斯滕森认为该州“最重要的证人”是肺学家马丁·托宾博士她以陪审员能够理解的方式解释了弗洛伊德死亡的过程。
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陪审团发现前明尼阿波利斯警官德里克·肖万后,他被带着手铐带走
这执法证人她说,也有助于克里斯腾森形成自己的观点。对她来说,他们能够澄清使用武力的政策。
克里斯滕森承认,在服刑之前,她担心自己的安全-法院没有通知陪审员谁将担任候补。克里斯滕森最终对她不参加讨论感到失望。
克里斯滕森说,她确实同情肖万,她认为他“犯了一个巨大的错误”,让一些人付出了生命。
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KTSP采访了肖万审判的候补陪审员丽莎·克里斯滕森。
“你知道,在这种情况下,没有人是赢家,”她说。“我很难受。”
“它会伴随我一段时间,”克里斯滕森谈到审判时说。“我希望我们做得对,我们做得对。我们真的尽力做出正确的决定。”
Alternate juror in Chauvin trial describes experience: 'I felt he was guilty on some level'
One of the alternate jurors tosit on the trialof former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin called the experience of watching one of the most important police use-of-force trials in decades "emotional" and "draining."
Lisa Christensen, referred to as juror No. 96,told Minneapolis ABC affiliate KTSPthat she did not think the trial would affect her as much as it did, saying there were days when she would come home from court and go right to bed and others when she would spend time reflecting on the testimonies of the witnesses from that day, she said.
Watching the cellphone video of Floyd's death in its entirety, which Christensen had never done before the trial, was "graphic," and despite watching it day after day, "it never got any easier," she said.
Christensen said she believes that Chauvin was guilty on "some level," but was still amazed to hear her fellow jurors hadfound him guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Hearing thetestimony from the bystanderswas "very emotional" as well, Christensen said.
"I could feel their pain," she said. "I could feel their sadness, their guilt. I was sitting pretty much right next to them. So I got the brunt of everything."
Christensen believes the "most important witness" the state had waspulmonologist Dr. Martin Tobin, who explained the process of Floyd dying in a way that the jurors could understand, she said.
Thelaw enforcement witnesseswere also instrumental in helping Christensen form her opinion, she said. For her, they were able to clarify the use-of-force policy.
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Christensen admitted that, before serving, she was concerned for her safety -- and the court did not inform the jurors who would serve as an alternate. Christensen was ultimately disappointed that she would not partake in the deliberations.
Christensen said she does sympathize with Chauvin, who she believes "made a huge mistake" that cost someone their life.
"You know, nobody is a winner out of this whole situation," she said. "I feel bad."
"It'll be with me for a while," Christensen said of the trial. "I hope we did it right, and we got it right. We really tried to put all of our effort into making the right decisions."