"Also, the jury has to know that there will be riots if they acquit."Everyone know he (Derek Chavin) will walk or get a slap on the wrists.
A very important part of white supremacist culture, is having the ability to kill innocent Black people and get away with it
If they are able to convince a jury that a white police officer kneeling on the neck and strangling a pleading and helpless black man, while bystanders are screaming "You're killing him", its a wrap in my opinion. If you can convince people that wasn't murder, then nothing is.
I suspect he'll be convicted, and then get a minimal sentence, for no other reason that Prisons don't really like having Ex-cops in their populations. Protecting them from the other inmates becomes a full time job.
In this case, there's really no wiggle room, you have the entire incident on tape from multiple cameras. Also, the jury has to know that there will be riots if they acquit.
Maybe the Police should shoot the rioters DEAD as you advocated for the Capitol rioters...OK; I'll drink to that!!!
Greg