‘The world is watching’: The fight for Minneapolis police reform after Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction
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People raise their fists during a demonstration near the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 18, 2021 after the shooting death of Daunte Wright. ((Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images))
In a Minnesota court on Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, and could face up to 40 years in prison.
“Painfully earned justice has arrived for George Floyd’s family and the community here in Minneapolis, but today’s verdict goes far beyond this city and has significant implications for the country and even the world,” Ben Crump, an attorney representing the Floyd family, said in a statement. “Justice for Black America is justice for all of America. This case is a turning point in American history for accountability of law enforcement.
Leslie E. Redmond, called former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin a “serial murderer.”
In a segment ahead of the verdict Chauvin’s trial in the death of
George Floyd, Blackwell asked Redmond: “What is the conversation that we are not having, that we should be?”
“You know, Chauvin, who is a serial murderer, just so we’re clear, he’s murdered numerous people in Minneapolis,” Redmond said. “You know, he’s part of a bigger system. When he’s held accountable, he’ll be the first White male officer held accountable for murdering a Black person in the state of Minnesota.”
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Minneapolis, Minnesota – Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, as Minneapolis sits on edge ahead of a verdict.
Closing arguments were heard on Monday, as prosecutor Steve Schleicher summarised the state’s succinct position that Chauvin used excessive force when he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds last May, which was not part of his training.
Schleicher told the jury it was Floyd being pressed against the “unyielding pavement … as unyielding as the men who held him down”, that killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, who was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes.
Event by Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB) and many others Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/bVlFLlehr 300 6th Street S, Minneapolis, MN - Hennepin County Government Center PROJECTED DATE: Judgec Cahill stated that closing arguments will be on Monday 4/19. If this changes, we will let you know know! Derek…