Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving
3 years, 9 months ago

Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Onlookers grew increasingly angry as they begged Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck, but Chauvin would not let up, and another officer forced back members of the crowd who tried to intervene, witnesses testified Tuesday at Chauvin’s murder trial. Earlier Tuesday, Donald Williams, one of the onlookers, testified that he called 911 after paramedics took Floyd away, “because I believed I witnessed a murder.” In a recording of the emergency call, Williams could be overheard yelling at the officers: “Y’all is murderers, bro!” During cross-examination, Chauvin’s lawyer pointed out that Williams seemed to grow increasingly angry at the police, taunting Chauvin with “tough guy,” “bum” and other names, then calling Chauvin expletives, which the defense lawyer repeated in court. From Chauvin, and from officer Thao.” Also Tuesday, prosecutors played cellphone video recorded by yet another bystander, 18-year-old Alyssa Funari, that showed onlookers shouting and screaming at Chauvin after Floyd stopped moving. Frazier testified that she looks at her father and other Black men in her life and thinks of “how that could have been one of them.” “It’s been nights I stayed up, apologizing and apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more, and not physically interacting and not saving his life,” she said, adding of Chauvin: “But it’s like, it’s not what I should’ve done, it’s what he should’ve done.” ___ The story has been updated to correct to verbatim the words in Darnella Frazier’s quote in the final paragraph.

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Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge
1 year, 11 months ago

Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd said in court filings Tuesday that his client is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted on state charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. But Thao asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to decide, based …

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died

Al Jazeera  

The defence says Floyd’s death was a tragedy but that does not make it a crime. Three police officers sat by and “chose to do nothing” when their colleague knelt on George Floyd’s neck leading to his death in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2020, a United States federal prosecutor said during closing arguments in their trial. All three pleaded not …

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said

CNN  

CNN — Defense attorneys rested their case Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Left to right: J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao All three former officers will face a state trial later this year on charges of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s murder. “He started shaking very violently.” In …

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd
2 years, 10 months ago

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Tuesday that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs while he controlled onlookers as police tried to arrest the Black man. Tou Thao is one of three former officers charged in federal court with violating Floyd’s constitutional rights when …

2 cops plan to testify about Floyd killing; prosecutors rest
2 years, 10 months ago

2 cops plan to testify about Floyd killing; prosecutors rest

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights, setting the stage for two of the officers to soon take the stand as part of their defense. The prosecution rested its case after nearly three weeks of testimony from doctors, police officers and bystanders, including the …

Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene
2 years, 11 months ago

Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights would have been trained to use the least amount of force necessary and had a duty to intervene against inappropriate force, the commander of the Minneapolis police training division at the time of Floyd’s killing testified Thursday. Federal prosecutors say former Officers J. Alexander Kueng, …

George Floyd: Prosecutors To Show Cops Violated Victim's Rights
2 years, 11 months ago

George Floyd: Prosecutors To Show Cops Violated Victim's Rights

News 18  

Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by pressing his knee into the Black man’s neck as he lay facedown, handcuffed and gasping for air. Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent most of Monday laying …

Chauvin pleads not guilty to violating teen’s civil rights
3 years, 3 months ago

Chauvin pleads not guilty to violating teen’s civil rights

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd pleaded not guilty Thursday to violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd. Derek Chauvin was convicted earlier this year on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and …

Darnella Frazier, who recorded the murder of George Floyd, receives special Pulitzer citation
3 years, 6 months ago

Darnella Frazier, who recorded the murder of George Floyd, receives special Pulitzer citation

LA Times  

This May 25, 2020, image from a police body camera shows bystanders, including Darnella Frazier, third from right filming, as former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was recorded pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes. Darnella Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around …

Chauvin faces hearing on violating George Floyd’s civil rights
3 years, 7 months ago

Chauvin faces hearing on violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Al Jazeera  

Former police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder set to make first appearance in federal civil rights trial. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, is set to make an initial appearance Tuesday in federal court to face charges alleging he violated Floyd’s civil rights by pinning the Black man to the pavement …

Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death
3 years, 8 months ago

Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind his …

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd case
3 years, 8 months ago

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd case

Hindustan Times  

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. People elated by the verdict flooded the surrounding streets downtown upon hearing the …

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?
3 years, 8 months ago

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?

Associated Press  

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd ’s body go still were regular people — a firefighter, a mixed martial arts fighter, a high school student and her 9-year-old cousin in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Love” — going about their daily lives when they happened upon the ghastly scene of an officer kneeling on a man’s …

Expert: Chauvin did not take actions of 'reasonable officer'
3 years, 8 months ago

Expert: Chauvin did not take actions of 'reasonable officer'

India Today  

Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother, along with another look at the harrowing video and testimony from a use-of-force expert who said no “reasonable” officer would have done what Chauvin did. “I don’t see him presenting a threat of anything,” Stoughton said, adding that no reasonable …

Medical Examiner: Chauvin Restraint Was More Than George Floyd 'Could Take'
3 years, 9 months ago

Medical Examiner: Chauvin Restraint Was More Than George Floyd 'Could Take'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy took the stand Friday for the tenth day of witness testimony in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial to explain how he determined Floyd’s cause of death. Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County’s chief medical examiner, wrote on Floyd’s death certificate that he died from “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law …

At Chauvin trial, police official says ex-officer was trained to avoid neck pressure
3 years, 9 months ago

At Chauvin trial, police official says ex-officer was trained to avoid neck pressure

LA Times  

Minneapolis police are taught to restrain combative suspects with a knee on the back or shoulder if necessary but are told to “stay away from the neck when possible,” a department use-of-force instructor testified Tuesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. Under cross-examination by Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson, Mercil testified that officers are trained in some situations to use …

Child, teen witnesses relive trauma of Floyd’s killing in court
3 years, 9 months ago

Child, teen witnesses relive trauma of Floyd’s killing in court

Al Jazeera  

First week of trial over George Floyd’s death saw raw, riveting testimony from four teens and a nine-year-old girl. Of the 19 people who testified in the first week of the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 10 were bystanders on the scene as Black American George Floyd died. “Big tragedies like the death of George Floyd …

Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction
3 years, 9 months ago

Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. Mine was in my neck and his was in his back,” 45-year-old Courteney …

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd
3 years, 9 months ago

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s girlfriend and paramedics who tried to revive him testify in murder trial of Derek Chauvin. A paramedic who came to the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota last May said he thought George Floyd “was dead” when he arrived he told a US jury Thursday in the trial of the former police officer accused of murder and manslaughter in the death. …

Witness Breaks Down At Derek Chauvin Trial As George Floyd Video Is Shown
3 years, 9 months ago

Witness Breaks Down At Derek Chauvin Trial As George Floyd Video Is Shown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A witness to George Floyd’s death last spring began weeping as body camera footage was played in court Wednesday, prompting the judge to call for a break in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial. Once the incident was over and emergency responders had loaded Floyd into an ambulance, McMillian is shown on body camera footage …

EXPLAINER: Video dominates trial in George Floyd’s death
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Video dominates trial in George Floyd’s death

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Video is playing a huge role in the early stages of the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, and a worldwide audience has been shown more than just the widely seen bystander video that set off nationwide protests last year. The video likely gave some jurors their first up-close look at officers’ …

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob
3 years, 9 months ago

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob

Associated Press  

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd’s body go still were regular people — a firefighter, a mixed martial arts fighter, a high school student and her 9-year-old cousin in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Love” — going about their daily lives when they happened upon the ghastly scene of an officer kneeling on a man’s neck. …

Chauvin told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’
3 years, 9 months ago

Chauvin told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’

LA Times  

In an image from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as a witness is questioned on Tuesday. After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something,” according to police video played …

Minneapolis cashier tells jury Floyd was chatty, appeared ‘high’
3 years, 9 months ago

Minneapolis cashier tells jury Floyd was chatty, appeared ‘high’

Al Jazeera  

A cashier who was one of the last people to speak with George Floyd before his deadly arrest on May 25 last year has testified at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in the US city of Minneapolis that Floyd appeared to be high on drugs but was able to make friendly conversation. Silent security-camera video played for the jury shows Floyd …

‘It wasn’t right’: Witness confronts policeman over Floyd death
3 years, 9 months ago

‘It wasn’t right’: Witness confronts policeman over Floyd death

Al Jazeera  

18-year-old Danielle Frazier, who filmed the video of Floyd’s last moments gives evidence on second day of police officer’s trial. Hansen, who testified wearing her white firefighter’s uniform with a black tie, said a police officer rejected her offers to help, leaving her “totally distressed”. “I don’t know if you’ve seen anybody be killed but it’s upsetting.” Another witness said …

Derek Chauvin witnesses: The witnesses in Derek Chauvin’s trial describe their guilt and sadness after George Floyd’s death
3 years, 9 months ago

Derek Chauvin witnesses: The witnesses in Derek Chauvin’s trial describe their guilt and sadness after George Floyd’s death

CNN  

CNN — The 19-year-old cashier who suspected George Floyd had handed him a counterfeit $20 bill said Wednesday he still feels guilt for Floyd’s death under the knee of a former Minneapolis police officer. Christopher Martin took the stand on the third day of the criminal trial of Derek Chauvin, echoing other witnesses who expressed helplessness and regret about what …

Teen Witnesses Who Recorded George Floyd's Arrest Testify In Derek Chauvin Trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Teen Witnesses Who Recorded George Floyd's Arrest Testify In Derek Chauvin Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The second day of witness testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, brought emotional statements from four young eyewitnesses, including a 9-year-old girl. Frazier said she saw Floyd “terrified, scared, begging for his life” as Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck. Because they are all Black.. And I …

Eyewitness In Derek Chauvin Trial: 'I Witnessed A Murder'
3 years, 9 months ago

Eyewitness In Derek Chauvin Trial: 'I Witnessed A Murder'

Huff Post  

“He looked at me,” Williams testified, adding that Chauvin stared at him “dead in the eyes” at that point. “That’s the only time he looked up.” Chauvin has been charged with second- and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. I look at that how that could have been one of them.” In describing the impact that …

March 30, 2021 Derek Chauvin trial news
3 years, 9 months ago

March 30, 2021 Derek Chauvin trial news

CNN  

Prosecuting attorney Erin Eldridge Pool The next witness to testify at the Chauvin trial is an 18-year-old woman. There were bystanders already gathering and asking for the police to “let him up,” the witness said. She said Floyd was “in distress.” “I saw that Derek had his knee on his neck and two other officers had his body pinned down,” …

March 30, 2021 Derek Chauvin trial news
3 years, 9 months ago

March 30, 2021 Derek Chauvin trial news

CNN  

Prosecuting attorney Erin Eldridge Pool The next witness to testify at the Chauvin trial is an 18-year-old woman. There were bystanders already gathering and asking for the police to “let him up,” the witness said. She said Floyd was “in distress.” “I saw that Derek had his knee on his neck and two other officers had his body pinned down,” …

Jurors shown video at ex-officer’s trial in Floyd’s death
3 years, 9 months ago

Jurors shown video at ex-officer’s trial in Floyd’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on the Black man’s neck went on trial Monday on charges of murder and manslaughter. The white officer “didn’t let up” even after a handcuffed Floyd said 27 times that he couldn’t breathe and went limp, …

Derek Chauvin trial witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as George Floyd stopped moving
3 years, 9 months ago

Derek Chauvin trial witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as George Floyd stopped moving

LA Times  

Onlookers grew increasingly angry as they begged Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck, but Chauvin would not let up, and another officer forced back members of the crowd who tried to intervene, witnesses testified Tuesday at Chauvin’s murder trial. Chauvin continued to kneel on Floyd while fellow Officer Tou Thao held the crowd …

‘Bums’: Chauvin defence questions witness’s anti-cop comments
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Bums’: Chauvin defence questions witness’s anti-cop comments

Al Jazeera  

A professional in the mixed martial arts was cross-examined on the witness stand by Derek Chauvin’s defence lawyers on the second day of the former Minneapolis police officer’s trial for the murder of George Floyd, in an exchange one lawyer says was good for the prosecution. Williams’s testimony on the first day of Chauvin’s trial painted a picture of the …

Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death, but jurors will be allowed to hear details about two previous incidents involving the officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, a judge ruled. Floyd, who was Black and handcuffed, died May 25 after Officer Derek Chauvin, …

Lawyers for ex-cops raise Floyd’s history of crime, drug use
4 years, 3 months ago

Lawyers for ex-cops raise Floyd’s history of crime, drug use

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — An attorney for one of four former Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd’s death is highlighting Floyd’s past crimes and history of drug use, calling him an ex-con and “evident danger to the community.” Another is seizing on Floyd’s medical issues and addiction, saying he likely died from fentanyl, not a knee on his neck. Nelson compared Floyd’s …

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest
4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd. The video made available Thursday comes from fired Officer Tou Thao, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of Floyd, a …

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter
4 years, 4 months ago

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter

NPR  

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter Enlarge this image toggle caption Hennepin County/MPR/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Hennepin County/MPR/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Newly released officer-worn body camera video is giving a fuller view of the tense scene in which George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. The video, from former Officer Tou Thao, …

‘I’m not a bad guy': Police video captures distraught Floyd
4 years, 5 months ago

‘I’m not a bad guy': Police video captures distraught Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Body-camera footage made public Wednesday from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest captured a panicked and fearful Floyd pleading with the officers in the minutes before his death, saying “I’m not a bad guy!” as they tried to wrestle him into a squad car. Though transcripts of the footage were released earlier, the video itself …

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe
4 years, 6 months ago

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe

NPR  

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Transcripts of police body camera video in the minutes leading up to George Floyd's death show that he pleaded about 20 times that he couldn't breathe and that one of the officers expressed concern about Floyd's well-being but was rebuffed by …

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality — but said the one-minute error would have no impact on the criminal case against four officers. The initial May 29 complaint alleges …

Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
4 years, 7 months ago

Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints

Associated Press  

The Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death was the most experienced of the four officers involved in the arrest, with a record that included medals for bravery and 17 complaints against him, including one for pulling a woman out of her car during a speeding stop. Since his arrest, the …

US: Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case
4 years, 7 months ago

US: Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case

India Today  

Demonstrations in cities across the US to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement. The most serious new charge Wednesday was an accusation of second-degree murder against …

What happened the day George Floyd died in police custody?
4 years, 7 months ago

What happened the day George Floyd died in police custody?

Al Jazeera  

Documents and video evidence provide a detailed – and at times contradictory – account of the day Floyd was killed. Chauvin placed “placed his knee in the area of Mr Floyd’s head and neck”, the complaint said. 8:27pm Floyd repeatedly told officers he couldn’t breathe multiple times, saying “please” and “Mama”, both the complaint and harrowing video of his death …

Officer charged with George Floyd’s death as protests flare
4 years, 7 months ago

Officer charged with George Floyd’s death as protests flare

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as he begged for air was arrested Friday and charged with murder, and crowds broke overnight curfews imposed to try to stem violent protests over police killings of African Americans that have spread to cities across the U.S. On Minneapolis’ south side, officers fired tear …

George Floyd death: Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, authorities impose curfews as protesters clash with police
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death: Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, authorities impose curfews as protesters clash with police

Firstpost  

Protesters smashed windows at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, set a police car on fire and struck officers with bottles. When Lane asked if Floyd should be rolled onto his side, Chauvin said, “No, staying put is where we got him.” Lane said he was “worried about excited delirium or whatever.” An autopsy said the combined effects of being restrained, potential …

Ex-prosecutor: Complaint against Minnesota cop in George Floyd case drops important clues
4 years, 7 months ago

Ex-prosecutor: Complaint against Minnesota cop in George Floyd case drops important clues

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross Exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Watch Honig answer readers’ questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” at 5:40 p.m. CNN — The criminal complaint charging former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter …

READ: The criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin
4 years, 7 months ago

READ: The criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin

CNN  

CNN — 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd did not voluntarily get in the car and struggled with the officers by intentionally falling down, saying he was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still.” – It specifies how Chauvin knelt on Floyd: “The defendant placed his left knee in the area of Mr. Floyd’s head and neck.” …

Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd

Associated Press  

Police around the nation and law enforcement experts on Thursday broadly condemned the way George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody this week, was restrained by an officer who dug his knee into the man’s neck, saying no circumstances warrant such a dangerous technique. “He wasn’t actively resisting, and he was saying he couldn’t breathe,” said Charles P. Stephenson, …

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