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| Dirty cop faces murder charges. |
Gov. Tim Walz has the Minnesota National Guard and State Police restoring order to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. After three nights of unrest, the governor has activated a curfew and mandatory off the streets order beginning at midnight.
The unrest came after days of outrage over the death of George Floyd, a man who was restrained by Minneapolis Police. One of the four cops placed his knee on the neck of Floyd.
Floyd was caught on camera telling the cops he couldn't breathe and he needed water. The person who filmed as well as other witnesses were telling the cops that he was unconscious.
After nearly 10 minutes of being on the concrete with a knee to the neck, he was not moving. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.The police chief Medaria Arradondo saw the video and immediately fired the four cops. The mayor of the city, Jacob Frey had condemned the cop's actions. The mayor called for the state to investigate the matter.
Today, the former Minneapolis police officer shown on video putting his knee on the neck of George Floyd was arrested on Friday, authorities said.
Derek Chauvin, who was fired on Tuesday along with three other officers involved in the detainment of Floyd, was taken into custody Friday and faces charges of 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced.
Floyd pleaded "I can't breathe," as Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on Floyd's neck for around eight minutes on Monday night, in an arrest that was videotaped by bystanders. The police department initially said Floyd, who was black, "physically resisted" the officers and that he died after "suffering medical distress."
Freeman said he anticipated more charges to come, possibly against some of the other three officers.
“The investigation is ongoing," Freeman said, "We felt it was appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator. This case has moved with extraordinary speed.”
Just 24 hours earlier, Freeman had said the case still needed more investigation.
But by Friday, Freeman said enough evidence had been gathered.
"All of that has come together and we felt, in our professional judgement, it was time to charge," Freeman told reporters.
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| George Floyd deserved to live. |
A conviction for third-degree murder could land an offender in prison for up to 25 years.
Third-degree murder means an offender did not intend to kill, but that someone died “by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.”
Freeman noted that these charges mirrored the same criminal complaint filed against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, in another high-profile local case involving excessive force.
Noor was convicted of third-degree murder for the July 15, 2017, slaying of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the United States and Australia.
Freeman said the prosecution of police officers, who act while on duty, are particularly difficult cases.
"This is by far the fastest we've ever charged a police officer," Freeman said. "Normally these cases can take nine months to a year."
Chauvin's arrest comes after three days of protests in the Twin Cities, with the unrest in some areas erupting into violence.
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| Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey demands the state to prosecute the cops for this. |
"If you had done it or I had done it, we would be behind bars right now.”
In the video, Floyd can be heard saying while he is pinned down, "Please, please, please, I can't breathe."
Onlookers urged the officer to get off him.
"You're stopping his breathing right now, you think that's cool?" a man says. "His nose is bleeding. Look at his nose!" says a woman.
After several minutes, Floyd went silent.
More people began to intervene and called one of the officers at the scene to check for a pulse. Chauvin remained on Floyd's neck, even as he was apparently unresponsive, before paramedics arrived and Floyd is placed on a stretcher.
Medics worked on an unresponsive Floyd in an ambulance, but could not find a pulse after several checks and administering at least one shock to him, according to a report from the Minneapolis Fire Department.
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| Attorney General Keith Ellison said that the state will look into criminal charges against those cops and rioters. |
Chauvin, a 19-year department veteran, was the subject of over a dozen prior police conduct complaints unrelated to Floyd that resulted in no disciplinary action and one that led to a "letter of reprimand" during his career. A longtime police training expert for the state of Minnesota told NBC News that a dozen complaints over a two-decade career would appear "a little bit higher than normal.”
The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis said in a statement the day of the officers’ termination that it was not the time to rush to judgment and that the officers were fully cooperating with the investigation.
"We must review all video. We must wait for the medical examiner's report," the statement said.
"Officers' actions and training protocol will be carefully examined after the officers have provided their statements."
Attempts to reach the officers and their attorneys have been unsuccessful.
Floyd’s death reinvigorated a widespread conversation on police brutality and protests around the country in addition to the Twin Cities.
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| Gov. Tim Walz will issue a curfew for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area beginning tonight. He had ordered the national guard and state police to restore order to the region. |
They don't have fathers or mothers in their lives and it results in them committing criminal acts.
Look at his history with police....
Blah, blah, blah....
Moments of silence, street memorials, naming of public places, saying "Your heart goes out to...," lowering of flags and hashtags are platitudes. They are a huge waste of time. It's a man-made crisis created by a lazy ass government.
Don't you just want to scream!?
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| Expect more protests in many communities outside of Minneapolis. |
We will talk about this for a few days and then we're off to another controversy. The next controversy would either be something done by Trump, a politician, an entertainer or we will see more issues like this.
I repeat myself over and over again! I use the same old copy and paste. I hear the same trolls saying that there's nothing we can do. I keep hearing "concern" trolls telling us that it's their own fault for their own deaths.
FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!
I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THERE IS NO GOD!
GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!
We haven't forgotten about the many mass shootings in the United States. COVID-19 doesn't stop individuals from picking up firearms and killing others. It doesn't stop dirty cops from killing unarmed people of color. It doesn't stop Trump from putting his foot in his goddamn mouth.
We have 115,000 Americans killed from the coronavirus.
We have 45 million Americans out of jobs.
We have global uncertainty. Trump has already ruined his "wonderful" trade deal with China.
We will likely heading towards a depression, racial unrest and a global pandemic that will kill 1 million by the fall.
The third degree murder charges are basically a willingful ignorance of actions. He basically failed to render aid, he deliberately injured a man through physical violence, he disgraced the uniform by not assisting a medical emergency of a suspect. The actions by the suspect caused harm (without intent to cause death, proximately caus[ing] the death of a human being by, directly or indirectly).
The suspect could face up to 20 years in the iron college for the actions.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
You are warned, do not use the services of (Jeffery) Shaun King. Please avoid this individual. He doesn't represent Black Lives Matter in anyway.
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