I was musing about this, because he is obviously the highest risk prisoner in recent memory (although he could raise funds for bail). Options that come to mind for me , are:

* "suicide" before trial
* "suicide" in jail after conviction
* Dies of 'medical complications' after a few years in solitary
* Is found Not Guilty after trial, and ,...(your choice)

I disengage, I turn the page.

I would like to think he gets a fair trial even though it looks open and shut. Democracy cannot fail at a time like this. I lit the fuse so fill your boots.

Following protests around the world? I seriously doubt it.

That guys surname couldn't be further from the truth....Chauvin is, in fact a French word meaning excessively patriotic.

One argument would be that charges against cops are sometimes placed as such a level that it's hard to convict. I'm not saying that he'll he found innocent, just that protests may well lead to charges but a jury will decide on conviction and in politically polarised times that isn't certain to go in the victim's favour. The ol' reverse OJ. The switcheroo.

Let's not forget though, the gravity of George's crime. He caught the old bill's attention due to the unforgivable crime of using a FORGED NOTE! The writing was on the wall. What did he expect. If he'd opted for a school shooting instead and lightened up a bit he'd have stood a 50/50 chance at being led from the scene without a scratch on him as we all got to hear how misunderstood and frustrated he was with life.

This has been a real wake up call for small time forgers /s

Of course not. If he did would it be fair?