The death of George Floyd is a symbol of police violence and racism in the US. Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty Thursday of federal crimes for failing to intervene when another officer killed George Floyd pressing his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes, a homicide … Read more
Three former police officers from Minneapolis were convicted Thursday of violating the civil rights of george Floydafter a federal jury rejected their arguments that the screaming bystanders’ inexperience, inadequate training or distraction excused them from preventing Floyd’s murder. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to … Read more
The former police officers are accused of depriving Floyd of his civil rights, among other charges. Photo: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy The federal trial against former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating the civil rights of George Floyd formally began, and during the hearing, Derek Chauvin was pointed out by the defense as being responsible … Read more
During the early morning of January 1, 2022, the niece of George Floyd, the man who was killed by a group of police officers in 2019, was shot in the chest while sleeping in his bed. The father of the minor, only 4 years old, claimed that the police took 4 hours to arrive at … Read more
Celebration in Minneapolis for the conviction of the cop who killed Floyd, April 2021. Photo: Brandon Bell / Getty Images Arianna Delane, a 4-year-old niece of murdered George Floyd, was shot while sleeping in her bed after a gunman opened fire on her home on New Years, the Houston (Texas) police said yesterday. The girl … Read more