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Does anyone else believe Thomas Lane will be the only one of Floyd's alleged killers to get off?

A Minneapolis medical support coordinator who trained two of three former officers federally charged in George Floyd’s death testified on Tuesday that what she saw of the officers’ actions was …

Wed Feb 9, 2022

'Oxygen ... is critical to survival': Expert testifies George Floyd died due to restricted breathing

The federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers accused of standing idle while their peer murdered George Floyd resumed on Monday after one of the defendants tested positive for …

Mon Feb 7, 2022

Defendant tests positive for COVID-19 after judge refuses mask and bans doctor from using one

One of the three former Minneapolis police officers facing allegations that they stood idle and in some cases helped their peer murder George Floyd has tested positive for COVID-19. Although …

Thu Feb 3, 2022

Different trial, same tactics: Defense attorneys again blame George Floyd for his own death

Trial started on Monday for three former Minneapolis police officers accused in a federal case of failing to help George Floyd even though they saw their peer killing the Black father. Thomas Lane, J. …

Tue Jan 25, 2022

Let's start showing appreciation for police officers by crafting policies that protect them and us

It’s National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and I can’t think of a more fitting way to honor law enforcement officers than by crafting policies to take them out of harm’s way. That’s exactly …

Mon Jan 10, 2022

Hope is not lost. These 2021 guilty verdicts against cops (current and former) are examples why

With new viral video surfacing each week of a Black person brutalized by police or targeted for little more than simply being Black, it’s easy to feel hopeless. That’s exactly how I felt when I …

Fri Dec 24, 2021

Derek Chauvin changes plea to guilty in federal case against him

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin changed his not guilty plea in the federal case against him on Wednesday, instead deciding to plead guilty to depriving George Floyd of his civil …

Wed Dec 15, 2021

Derek Chauvin files for appeal after murdering George Floyd

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd apparently doesn’t think kneeling on someone’s neck for more than nine minutes until they die is murder. Derek …

Sun Sep 26, 2021

It's no wonder police think it's okay to joke about Black men dying: Courts keep protecting cops

In yet another example of police callousness and insensitivity, a Florida deputy has been fired after not only telling an inmate he looks like George Floyd, but asking him to say, “I can’t …

Fri Sep 17, 2021

Plea deal could force Derek Chauvin to take public responsibility for his actions for first time

Former Minneapolis police offer Derek Chauvin may’ve already been sentenced to 22.5 years for his state murder conviction, but the federal case against him is ongoing. Sources told …

Thu Jul 1, 2021

Why does Derek Chauvin deserve leniency but not Gwen Levi?

In the hours after former Minneapolis police offer Derek Chauvin was sentenced on Friday to 22.5 years in jail for murdering George Floyd, opinions about the punishment on social media seemed to fall …

Tue Jun 29, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd

The day has finally come: The sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd when he kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes on …

Fri Jun 25, 2021

'No one gets the maximum sentence': Attorneys weigh in ahead of Derek Chauvin sentencing

The former Minneapolis cop convicted of murdering George Floyd when he kneeled on the Black father’s neck for more than nine minutes is scheduled to be sentenced at 2:30 PM EST on Friday at the …

Thu Jun 24, 2021

Cops lie. Look no further than initial press release following George Floyd's death as proof

George Floyd died after former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes, murdering the Black father. But an initial press release police officials sent to media …

Mon May 24, 2021

It's not cops beating Black people to death. It's the sickle cell trait, medical examiners allege

Police officers are actually using a genetic trait found in one in 13 Black people to excuse beating Black suspects to death, The New York Times found in an analysis of 25 years of law enforcement and …

Sun May 16, 2021

Three cops accused of aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin won't stand trial until 2022

Three former Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting their peer in the death of George Floyd had their trial date pushed back to March 2022, the Associated Press reported of a …

Fri May 14, 2021

Judge finds Derek Chauvin 'particularly cruel,' but what will that amount to in sentencing?

The same Minnesota judge who presided over the trial finding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder concluded in a court document filed Tuesday that there were …

Wed May 12, 2021

Biden’s DOJ to bring charges against all 4 former officers involved in George Floyd’s death

A grand jury indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers on civil rights violations for their roles in the murder of George Floyd, according to the indictment that was …

Fri May 7, 2021