Former police officer sentenced to 2.5 years for Floyd killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Former police officer sentenced to 2.5 years for Floyd killing

Al Jazeera  

Thomas Lane is one of four Minneapolis officers who have been charged with the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. A former police officer was sentenced to two and half years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the killing of George Floyd, an incident that sparked protests around the globe against police brutality and racism. Thomas Lane was sentenced on Thursday for depriving Floyd of medical care as he lay dying under officer Derek Chauvin’s knee in May 2020. “The fact that you did not get up and remove Mr Chauvin when Mr Floyd became unconscious is a violation of the law.” The sentencing came more than two years after the killing of Floyd, who was Black, sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the world over racial injustice in policing, and launched a national reckoning on race. During the trial, federal prosecutors argued that the three police officers knew from their training and from “basic human decency” that they had a duty to help Floyd as he begged for his life before falling limp beneath Chauvin’s knee.

History of this topic

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing
4 months ago
Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd’s murder
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder
11 months, 1 week ago
Editorial: Derek Chauvin stabbing is an indictment of U.S. prison system
1 year ago
Derek Chauvin, police officer who killed George Floyd, stabbed: Reports
1 year, 1 month ago
Derek Chauvin breaks silence in first jailhouse interview over George Floyd’s murder
1 year, 1 month ago
Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd
1 year, 1 month ago
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd
1 year, 1 month ago
Ex-Minneapolis officer unrepentant as he gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd killing
1 year, 4 months ago
Former US police officer sentenced for role in George Floyd’s killing
1 year, 4 months ago
Former officer unrepentant as he gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd killing
1 year, 4 months ago
Minneapolis police reforms leader hired following George Floyd’s murder retiring after a year
1 year, 5 months ago
George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says
1 year, 6 months ago
George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, Justice Dept. says
1 year, 6 months ago
US policeman who held back crowd convicted in George Floyd murder
1 year, 7 months ago
Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing
1 year, 7 months ago
Former US officer found guilty of aiding in George Floyd killing
1 year, 7 months ago
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing
1 year, 7 months ago
Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing
1 year, 8 months ago
Derek Chauvin's Murder Conviction Upheld In George Floyd Killing
1 year, 8 months ago
Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd’s killing
1 year, 8 months ago
Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd
1 year, 8 months ago
Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge
1 year, 10 months ago
Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge
1 year, 10 months ago
George Floyd Death Trial: Accused Ex-Cop Chauvin Asks Court to Overturn Verdict
1 year, 11 months ago
Court asked to void verdict against ex-cop in Floyd’s murder
1 year, 11 months ago
Derek Chauvin asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for George Floyd’s death
1 year, 11 months ago
Court is asked to void verdict against ex-policeman in George Floyd’s murder
1 year, 11 months ago
Prosecutors drop appeals against 2 ex-cops in Floyd case
1 year, 11 months ago
Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term
2 years ago
Cop who held Floyd's torso to be sentenced for manslaughter
2 years ago
Ex-US officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5 years
2 years ago
1 plea, 1 alternate approach avert trial over Floyd’s death
2 years, 2 months ago
Former Minneapolis police officer Alexander Kueng pleads guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in killing of George Floyd
2 years, 2 months ago
Former US police officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
2 years, 2 months ago
Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
2 years, 2 months ago
Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder
2 years, 2 months ago
Key players in trial of ex-cops charged in Floyd’s killing
2 years, 2 months ago
2 cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd’s killing
2 years, 2 months ago
2 cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd's killing
2 years, 2 months ago
2 guilty of violating Floyd’s rights to begin federal term
2 years, 2 months ago
Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years for role in George Floyd’s death
2 years, 3 months ago
Floyd family, others see inequality in penalties for ex-cops
2 years, 4 months ago
Last 2 former Minneapolis police officers sentenced to prison for violating George Floyd’s rights
2 years, 4 months ago
US court sentences two former policemen in George Floyd case
2 years, 4 months ago
Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
2 years, 5 months ago
Judge sentences ex-Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years on federal civil rights charge in George Floyd killing
2 years, 5 months ago
Ex-cop Thomas Lane gets 2½ years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
2 years, 5 months ago
George Floyd Death: Ex-Minnesota Cop Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
2 years, 5 months ago

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