Read Derek Chauvin’s New Petition … And Weep For American Justice
Bob Maistros
December 8, 2025
Let’s get right into it, shall we?
Attorney Gregory Joseph has filed a Petition for Postconviction Relief seeking to vacate the 2021 second-degree murder conviction of former Minneapolis Department Officer Derek Chauvin related to the death of pseudo-saint George Floyd. (News of which you certainly missed because, despite its sensational assertions, it was largely swept under the rug by legacy media.)
Why now? As counsel expresses in a 71-page memorandum accompanying the petition, in the vain hope (to somewhat give away the conclusion here) that “removed from the hysteria of the day,” a court “can finally look at the facts and evidence through a clear lens … without the pressure of the public mood.”
No one contests that Officer Chauvin restrained the struggling suspect by kneeling either on his back or neck, “depending on the perspective of the video,” per the petition.
Rather, the attorney maintains, the “case resolved to two issues: (1) intent – was the restraint of George Floyd consistent with MPD policy and practice, and (2) causation – did the way the officers restrain(ed) George Floyd cause his death?”
Joseph presents a compelling – one could almost argue slam-dunk – case that the answers to those questions are “(1) yes” and “(2) no.”
As to intent:
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https://issuesinsights.com/2025/12/08/read-derek-chauvins-new-petition-and-weep-for-american-justice/
