KING: So how does the defense try and diffuse testimony like that?ĬORLEY: Well, Eric Nelson, just as the prosecutors did, had the police chief read aloud and explain sections of the department's policies, including the guidelines about use of force, de-escalation tactics and training. And last summer, he called the incident a murder. And that would change.ĪRRADONDO: Probably close to midnight, a community member had contacted me and said, Chief, have you seen the video of your officer choking and killing that man at 30th and Chicago?ĬORLEY: And Arradondo fired Chauvin and three other officers a day after George Floyd's death. So here's the chief.ĬORLEY: That in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy, and it is not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values.ĬORLEY: And Arradondo said he initially viewed video from a street surveillance camera, only saw the officers' backs and Floyd being lifted into an ambulance, so he didn't believe anything was wrong. But the other three, including the chief, said what Derek Chauvin did, placing and keeping his knee on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, was against police policy. Four officers testified, one simply offering logistical information. And I must point out that blue wall of silence that you were talking about - much different. What else did Arradondo say yesterday?ĬORLEY: Well, you're right. KING: It is a very rare thing to see a chief of police take the stand as a prosecution witness. KING: NPR's Cheryl Corley is in Minneapolis following this trial. INSKEEP: The defense team says Chauvin did what he was trained to do.
And so when someone is in our custody, regardless if they're a suspect, we have a obligation to make sure that we provide for their care. MEDARIA ARRADONDO: We have a duty of care. And on the witness stand, he said Chauvin violated policy. Medaria Arradondo fired Chauvin after the arrest that killed George Floyd. And yesterday, the police chief, his former boss, testified against Chauvin. The former Minneapolis officer is accused of murdering George Floyd last year. There is no silence of that kind, though, for Derek Chauvin. People call it the blue wall of silence when some police protect their colleagues who broke the law.
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