Cop who pinned George Floyd with knee charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter

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Cop who kneeled on black man George Floyd charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter

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MINNEAPOLIS — The white Minneapolis policeman who pinned an unarmed black man with a knee to the throat before the man died was arrested and charged with murder, a prosecutor said on Friday, after three nights of violent protests rocked the Midwestern city.

The cellphone footage showed Floyd repeatedly moaning and gasping while he pleaded to Chauvin, kneeling on his neck, “Please, I can’t breathe.” After several minutes, Floyd gradually grows quiet and ceases to move. Earlier on Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called for an end to the violent protests, which have included arson, looting and the burning down of a police precinct, while promising a reckoning with the racial inequities behind the unrest.

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Should be first degree and the others should be charged with assistance to the murder

It is big mistake killing human I do not belive that the white police killed the black man Floyd because he was the black man without any investigation So Canadian PM Trudeau suggest that the white people is killing the black people because they are black.Trudeau is mental ill.

If convicted, probably won’t survive the US jails.

So heartbreaking to watch and hear him begging for his life. Glad someone took the video or else these cops would have got away with this. They all should be put in jail & throw away the key. Rest In Peace George hopefully you will have justice.

If this was either you or me, the charge will be first degree murder and the other three officers should be charges with accessory after the fact. They must be charged to! Right away!

Why are you showing this image in this way?Can a dead man not have any dignity ?Does your editorial team not care about collective PTSD of so many black children exposed to these images? My teenage sister has been crying all day. Does the news even see black bodies as human ?

The cop didn't just kneel on the handcuffed suspect, he kneeled on the suspect's neck restricting blood and air to Mr. Floyds' brain that's FIRST-degree maybe second-degree murder not third.

Sorry! Murder is murder! It would have been cheaper to have let the twenty dollar issue go! The cost right now is much larger right now! A life is worth more $20.00!!!

It was 1st degree murder!

Send him into jail and let George's 'brothers' treat him 'well'.

He'll probably be exonerated

Good!

Still waiting for that autopsy report.... Can we please get the facts?

Should be 1st degree for all 3 cops sitting on him. See latest video:

Or “Police officer with 10 on- going complaints, charged with manslaughter for killing a man suspected of forgery”

How about 1st °

Why is the cop who watched him do it not under arrest?

This cop should die for his crimes against our people

Look at that, awful

Lol...that’s never stick.

He didn’t “kneel” on him, he crushed him to death.

The problem clearly is the knee technique they're using, this technique should be banned. That picture is awful, look at George's face, sad, really, and the cop's face looks evil

That officer's life is in imminent danger. You can tell from his hands in his pockets, the well known self-defence stance

As he should be. But history of policemen vs black men cases in America show ‘not many’ get convicted for even excessive use of force. Remember AmadouDiallo? USA PoliceBrutality

third degree murder? I bet He will spend only 5 years in jail.

There were 4 cops there. 4 should be under arrest.

great day to get kicked off of Twitter....but low hanging fruit...let's leave it for another day

Why “Black man George Floyd” and not just George Floyd? Be better!

Third degree, shouldn’t be first?

It's a start.

Are there any arrests in the 3 nights of looting, arson & destruction? WCCO CNN WSJ or do rioters get free rein? MinneapolisPD NAACPmpls

Should be 1st degree. He knew EXACTLY what he was doing. The justice system is broken.

The literal least prosecutors could do. Now he'll plea out to assault, get probation, and possibly a pardon from Trump. Get ready for more riots, because this was a provocation.

It still bothers me that there exists a universe or even circumstance in which such a thing as kneeling on someone's neck is contemplated as a reasonable action to take. Boggles the mind.

*murdered.

How long will it take to get a conviction?

That is bullshit. It is first degree murder, the video shows EVERYTHING!!!

Whatever happened to that Ottawa police officer who beat the living crap out of an Ottawa Citizen with his special gloves ?

Good.

About time

About time.

Should be first degree.

Why was this same officer not fired when there were numerous complaints about him?

good.

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