Do you understand the legal differences between homicide and murder?
There is some statutory confusion as to what is "murder". and what is considered "homicide". Right out of the gate, police units don't have "murder squads", they have "homicide squads"
Many, (to most?), regional criminal statues consider "murder", of (at least), two degrees:
Murder one summarizes thus: "willfully, with, pre-planning and malice aforethought.
Murder two: A murder committed in a fit of rage, on the spur of the moment, unplanned.
Homicide: is usually a lesser charge. "criminally negligent homicide", is one "popular", chargeable offense. "The babysitter left their Glock in the coffee table, the babysat stuffed the barrel in their mouth and pulled the trigger, while the babysitter was being banged upstairs by her boyfriend". "Criminally negligent homicide" attaches here.
There are still some codified semantics at play, defining the difference between "Murder 2", and simple "homicide".
From the voluminous waste of my own time watching TV process dramas, I have come to the conclusion that in the matter of Chauvin vs. ???, Mr. Chauvin was guilty of 2nd degree murder.
As to the violent protests over George Floyd's murder, most of the looting was done by separate actors, with the sole intent of personal gain. In fact, in my city, many looters and their fences were tracked down and arrested under charges appropriate to the crimes committed..
As for Derick Chauvin, he should have gotten an extra nickel, for killing such an unattractive person as Mr. Floyd, to spare uninterested individuals such as myself, the emotional stress of having to view murals of Mr. Floyd on the sides of buildings.
Mr. Chauvin showed no restraint whatsoever after rendering the defendant helpless. His fellow officers participated in the crime by not simply intervening, and taking the prisoner into custody..
Speaking for myself, I would have simply allowed myself to be taken into custody without resisting., thereby not offering any justification, or opportunity, for the use of force.
Likewise, I believe Kyle Rittenhouse should have convicted for "homicide", or "murder", call it what you will, during the Kenosha riots.
So, it shouldn't be suggested that I'm a "libtard" or, "far right fascist", these are just my humble observations and conclusions drawn from what was provided by news coverage of the events.
I'd like to fancy myself a, "centrist", which seems to be a dying breed nowadays.