Convicting a police officer of murder or creating more oversight won’t stop the killing
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On Sunday, the day before the opening of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murdering George Floyd, protesters gathered around the county court building, in black T-shirts that read, “A man was lynched in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.” The building has been largely emptied out, 58 judges sent home to conduct court business by video conference. “The fear of having the government center overrun is real,” Chief Hennepin County District Judge Toddrick Barnette told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “After January 6, there was a significant change in how we’re going to protect the buildings and how we’re going to protect the people coming and going in the courthouse.” The building itself has been transformed into “something reminiscent of Cold War-era Berlin,” observed Matt Sepic at MPR News. “The grounds are en
Hennepin County Courthouse locked down days before Derek Chauvin trial
To ensure a fair trial and for the safety of all involved, court officials are locking down the building beginning Monday. The restrictions will remain for the length of the trial, potentially through the first week of May.
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Izai Dominguez with Hansen Bros. Fence added barbed wire to the fencing around the Hennepin County Government Center as they worked to fortify the buildings in preparation for Derek Chauvin s trial, scheduled to begin Monday, March 8. (TNS / Star Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS Security was already going to be tight at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis for upcoming trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
MINNEAPOLIS Security was already going to be tight at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis for the upcoming trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. And then on Jan. 6, an insurgent mob overtook the U.S. Capitol and sent members of Congress running for their lives. Days before jury selection for Chauvin's trial begins March 8, the distinctive 24-story, .
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