Minneapolis police officer charged with murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin, the officer seen on the cellphone video footage kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, is in custody and has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman told a news briefing.

Floyd gradually grew unresponsive and ceased to move. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later. Floyd, a Houston native who had worked security for a nightclub, was arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money at a store to buy cigarettes on Monday evening. An employee who called police described the suspect as possibly drunk, according to an official transcript of the call.

Floyd’s death recalled the 2014 killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man in New York City, who died after being put in a police chokehold and telling the officers, “I can’t breathe.” He said anger has been building since the 2015 fatal shooting by Minneapolis police of 24-year-old Jamar Clark, and the 2016 killing of Philando Castile, a 32-year old black man shot by Minnesota police during a traffic stop.

Responding to a reporter’s question about why no officer was arrested sooner, Hennepin County Attorney Freeman stressed that charges in similar cases typically take nine months to a year.Earlier on Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he understood why people had “lost faith” in the police but argued Floyd’s plight had gotten “lost in 48 hours of anarchy” and called for an end to destruction of property. He has declared a state of emergency and called in the state’s National Guard.

Not “kneeling on the neck”. It is “killing”.

It’s not enough

Apparently it took a series of riots before people understood an arrest needed to be made. This was poor law enforcement actions completely.

Why identify him as White?

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Very sad to see violence even more on the rise each year in the french-saxon America, specially in the United States.

This is Trump Fault. America knew we had a problem with the Police Abusing their power. Obama tried to stop it. Trump had Jeff Session declare “it is not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies.”

No one talks about the role public employee unions play in this. Protect bad cops, politicians cower in fear afraid they’ll lose elections. Another case of Dems selling blacks out. Unholy alliance- shut down public employee unions now!

MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR FREY INCITED THESE RIOTS! arrestfrey

Good,but needs research as why always black are treated so badly?Question is,Are not they American,not humans?America is to answer.Solution is black be given special status reservations in jobs, Congress both houses,in States also, governors,speaker,vice President be black.

Intent. Nine minutes of pressing your knee to someone’s neck/throat as they say they cannot breathe, until they stop breathing, is INTENT. Second Degree Murder and Manslaughter. JusticeForGeorgeFloyd c: MinneapolisPD FBI FBIMinneapolis GovTimWalz Jacob_Frey

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Has anyone told tonight's protesters? They seem oblivious to that tidbit.

Not enough

I believe people don't want just a conviction, I think they want a reassurance that this horror is never happen again. Ever. Where is the President?

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calling it now, 5/29/20, he will get little to no charge OR he will get the lowest manslaughter + smallest jail time

He knew the victim. He worked with him. He has faced previous complaints about abuse of power. This is murder one.

😔 As a policeman, there’s pressure but always remember our responsibilities towards another human being. Life is not a video game, there is no restart after game over.

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