Chauvin trial judge slams Waters' 'get more confrontational' comments
The jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has reached a verdict on its second day of deliberations.  
Minnesota remains on edge as jury deliberations continued Tuesday before deciding the fate of Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd.
More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with state and local police officers, sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in recent days, with a verdict looming in the Chauvin trial, and following the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in the nearby city of Brooklyn Center.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys ended closing arguments in the Chauvin trial Monday after making their cases to jurors following weeks of testimony amid nationwide concerns over potential unrest that could follow once a verdict is reached.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said the court is in recess, "until we hear from the jury." Jury deliberation could take hours, days or weeks. The jury consists of six White people and six people who are Black or multiracial.

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Defense attorney Eric Nelson voiced concerns over the impartiality of the jury given the media attention the case has received. He also cited comments from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who has voiced support for protesters in Minnesota.
"I just don't know how this jury can really be… that they are free from the taint of this," Nelson told the court. "Now that we have U.S. representatives threatening acts of in relation to this specific case. It’s mind-boggling."
Cahill called it "disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch" for elected officials to comment on the outcome of the case -- but ultimately denied the defense's request to declare a mistrial.
"I'll give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in this whole trial being overturned," Cahill said.

What happens after is unsure, but they'll likely convict him. Any time now.

BREAKING: Per WCCO Radio, Derek Chauvin found guilty on all 3 counts: Guilty on 2nd degree murder, 3rd degree murder and manslaughter.

If I was a cop, I'd quit right now. They aren't being allowed to do their jobs!
That cop couldn't have done anything different. What do you do, when a black man is OD'ing on drugs?
He was huge, remember. 

Do not forget that the Judge instruction to the Jury you must find Chauvin guilty to save our cities from be burned down and more
riots.

That's what I don't understand.  If 2nd Degree, how can it be Manslaughter, if Manslaughter, how can it be Murder?  Don't those counts contradict each other?

It's second-degree manslaughter. Just had to update the thread quickly as the news broke.

Do not forget that the Judge instruction to the Jury you must find Chauvin guilty to save our cities from be burned down and more
riots.

Sorry, I read the Jury Instructions and must apologize that I saw no statement from The Judge encouraging a guilty verdict.
Heard the false info from a radio program.

Again, if Manslaughter, how can it be Murder, or if Murder, how can it be Manslaughter?

Harshest count was 2d Degree unintentional murder via Felony-Murder. This does not bode well for the other three officers.

Now that they found him guilty, are the mobs going to burn down cities anyway in celebration, like how in some cities they riot when their team wins the superbowl or world series?

They probably will just based on the fact that it was for "manslaughter" rather than full-on murder, as the racist types were hoping. Plus, I'm sure there's plenty of opportunists indifferent to the trial looking for an excuse to burn, loot and murder.