In 2021, I covered the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, for American Renaissance. Now, a documentary about the trial and the effects of Floyd’s death on policing in Minneapolis has been released. The Fall of Minneapolis was produced by investigative reporter Liz Collin, who based the film on her book They’re Lying: The Media, The Left and the Death of George Floyd. It is free on Rumble and YouTube.
The Fall of Minneapolis premiered on Rumble on November 16. As of December 7, it had more than three million views, 6,500 likes, and only 31 dislikes. Released on YouTube on November 23, by the same date it had 478,000 views and 13,000 likes. The film uses interviews with several Minneapolis police officers (including Derek Chauvin and Alex Kueng, the black officer also convicted in Floyd’s death), news reels, and trial footage, to give a police officer’s view of the 2020 BLM riots.
The production values of the film are excellent, and it is exciting and at times heartbreaking. In less than two hours, you will learn key points of Mr. Chauvin’s defense and some facts that were never presented to the jury.
The film starts by saying it will show you what the politicians and media “don’t want you to see.” It documents the 10 times George Floyd was arrested for such things as drugs and armed robbery. His priors were not allowed as evidence, because they were considered prejudicial.
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The Fall of Minneapolis premiered on Rumble on November 16. As of December 7, it had more than three million views, 6,500 likes, and only 31 dislikes. Released on YouTube on November 23, by the same date it had 478,000 views and 13,000 likes. The film uses interviews with several Minneapolis police officers (including Derek Chauvin and Alex Kueng, the black officer also convicted in Floyd’s death), news reels, and trial footage, to give a police officer’s view of the 2020 BLM riots.
The production values of the film are excellent, and it is exciting and at times heartbreaking. In less than two hours, you will learn key points of Mr. Chauvin’s defense and some facts that were never presented to the jury.
The film starts by saying it will show you what the politicians and media “don’t want you to see.” It documents the 10 times George Floyd was arrested for such things as drugs and armed robbery. His priors were not allowed as evidence, because they were considered prejudicial.
Read More