Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in death of George Floyd

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JUST IN: Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd

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Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced Friday to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin, in a light gray suit and tie and white shirt, spoke briefly before his sentencing, offering his"condolences to the Floyd family." Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd's death.

Here's the sentence Derek Chauvin could face after guilty verdict 03:25Chauvin is being sentenced at the Hennepin County Government Center. Cahill, who oversaw the trial, will likewise decide the sentence.Chauvin will have an opportunity to speak before he is sentenced. Since his conviction, Chauvin has been held at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights, outside of Minneapolis, and was put into a segregated housing unit for his own safety, a prison spokesperson said.

The findings allow the judge to sentence Chauvin beyond what the guidelines recommend.Over about three weeks of testimony in court, Minnesota prosecutors repeatedly told jurors to"believe your eyes" and rely on the infamous video of Floyd."This case is exactly what you thought when you saw it first, when you saw that video. It is exactly that. You can believe your eyes," prosecuting attorney Steve Schleicher said in closing arguments."This wasn't policing.

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Not nearly enough! Ugh, it's documented that black people went to prison for non-lethal and non-violent crimes and got hit with life sentences.

So typical no justice in the lamest justice system of the world. US justice system is a joke.

Justice is served!

Not enough but at least he will be lockup.

He’ll be out in 10

That's worth the trouble being in service against the crime!!!!Big encouragement for all police men...it's on...

ItsMainaKageni He deserved more years... that was heartless.

Should’ve at least got 30 yrs

Appeasing a bunch of criminals! This is where our country is at now!

Good! But he should serve it full. No leniency! It should hv been Life though, as a Permanent reminder to other ‘Protectors of Law’, that they’ll pay if they become ‘Breakers of Law’!

George did not deserve to die but when ur a drug addict criminal what can u really expect

I hope he has children... Such a monster

For ridding the world of a carrear criminal , mmmmm

Criminal made family multi million not bad for a bum

Почему не наказаны чиновники каторые кантролируют деятельность палицеских? Если Америка правовое государство, то полиция подотчётна местным гражданам - как они могли такое допустить? Публично удавить человека, полиция была уверенна в своей безноказонности⚠

That’s about 7 years with good time? Human life isn’t worth much I guess

Yay! He should be kept in Solitary or...he's a dead man. He WONT last in G.P.

AnaCabrera Sad. Sentenced to a half a year less than the 23 years FreeRubis has served so far of his 40 sentence for a nonviolent marijuana offence. Hmmm. freeedwinrubis

He’ll probably only serve 10 years of the 22 for good behavior

That’s the weight of two knees kneeling with your hands in your pocket with boots on

Stay mad repubs

Fucking Bullshit .

So if floyd died in the hospital so how is this cop then charges with his death should the medical staff being the one on trail. If floyd died then there on the streets then Yeah ya’ll are totally right but floyd died in the hospital.

Where's justice? What about other cop who killed Black people, no more case?

Mistrial coming? ●Should of changed the venue. ●Floyds family got paid during trial. ●Judges comment.

Good!

人权灯塔!耻辱啊!!!!!!

Not nearly enough!

BS

If he dies serving his soft sentence that would be justice

Justice......But George is gone.....forever

If the matter was the other way round the sentence would be the death penalty

Imagine doing your job, arresting a criminal, he’s on drugs, you try to put him in the car he complains he can’t breathe, he resists, you pin him down, people argue with you for 9 min while you hold him down and you go to jail for 22.5 years.

You guys feed off stories that remind the public of horrible events. Hope your happy with yourself cnn. Lots of views for you. I stumbled across it and I’m appalled by your station.

😡👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 Not nearly enough.I hear the judge is a.. Republican

Should've been put away for life.

It doesn’t seem like a lot but 15 years sitting in that sell every day thinking about what he did. That can’t be fun.

Only!!!!

George Floyd died while resisting arrest and the person involved received 22 years. How many years should Nancy Pelosi receive for the murder of an unarmed white women entering a public building.

315/80R22.5 years. Judge wants a trailer run on dude.

Chauvin may not have gotten 30 years as requested by the prosecutor,but at least he got more than the minimum time for his crime. A lot of officers get off all together. A Caucasian female police officer shot an unarmed Caucasian male in the back in Hummelstown,PA and got off.

He should have gotten life

He finna die in prison anyways 🤷‍♂️

freeelchapo

I cant criticize the judgment because i believe no matter how they try to serve justice some will never still be okay with it. I hope others will learn from this scenario.

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Too lenient

Derek Chauvin has Done The Worst

Not enough time for sure...but it's a death sentence for a cop to go to prison so... I guess there's that 🙄

AnaCabrera Yup!

He'll be killed in prison, he wont serve a year

Not enough. It should have been life.

PattyArquette Hopeful that the federal trial yields similar results and sends a clear message that bad cops will no longer be tolerated or protected from prosecution. Yes, I know not all cops are bad, my family has more than 1 officer wearing the uniform and I respect them

He's not surviving in prison I'll wait for the news that someone killed him in prison.

PattyArquette Not long enough. Chauvin killed a man in cold blood.

Enough of George Floyd!!

An diesem Tag, wo Gerechtigkeit bezahlen musste, war mein Pinselschwung!✌️ Polizisten sollten aufhören auf diesem Planeten Befangen zu sein!

I never espeded it 🙏🏿

I’m happy with the sentence. I hope the Floyd family can rest a little easier at night knowing that George’s killer is behind bars.

Does anyone just wonder why didn’t George just stop and listen to the police and cooperate? George could be alive! I don’t agree with the knee, but why not just obey what authorities are asking ?

Chauvin would have got more prison time if he had weed on him.

Guessed he will know the hard lessons in jail from black men…certainly they will please his front butts..Karma Karma Karma

Not long enough...karma for the pathetic judge!

Another BAD COP taken off the streets. Hooray! ….Only it should have been 50+ years!

The entire trial was a sham from the gecko. Derek Chauvin is innocent. DerekChauvinTrial DerekChauvinSentencing GeorgeFloyd

that's it?

That is not enough i think A punishment must be huge to live a lesson

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