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Rep. Steve Scalise slammed Rep. Maxine Waters, accusing her of using the same kind of rhetoric that resulted in him getting shot.
“I was shot because of this kind of dangerous rhetoric,” Scalise said. “Where is the outrage from Dems & the media? They need to condemn this.
“Let’s be clear: Maxine Waters knew her rhetoric would incite violence in Minneapolis but she doesn’t care, she just requests police escorts for herself, he said.
Let s be clear: Maxine Waters knew her rhetoric would incite violence in Minneapolis but she doesn t care, she just requests police escorts for herself.
Ohio officer fatally shoots girl who swung a knife at 2 others, police say Author: Farnoush Amiri, Ryan Kryska, Associated Press Updated: 3 hours ago Published 3 hours ago
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Print article COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read. Officials with the Columbus Division of Police showed a segment of the footage Tuesday night just hours after the shooting took place in a neighborhood on the city’s east side. The decision to swiftly release the video was a departure from protocol as the force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings that have led to clashes.
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April 20, 2021 12:42 PM By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business
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Social media companies are on high alert for a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, knowing that their platforms have been used in the past to inflame tensions in the United States and that the same thing could well happen again in the wake of the verdict.
Chauvin, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of Floyd last May. The jury has reached a verdict, which will be announced Tuesday afternoon.
In Washington, Chauvin guilty verdict is call to pass police reform measures
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By Jalen Wade, Joy Saha, Jennifer Mandato and Clara Longo de Freitas
WASHINGTON (April 21, 2021) After a jury on Tuesday found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic congressional leaders saw the verdict as a call to enact news laws against nationwide police brutality. Because of smartphones, so many Americans have now seen the racial injustice that black Americans have known for generations, Harris said in a nationally televised address from the White House s Cross Hall.
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Chauvin found guilty in connection to George Floyd’s death
The jury deliberated for nearly 11 hours to reach a verdict in the trial of the former police officer.Octavio Jones/Reuters
Nearly one year after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, protesters have taken to the streets again in wake of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright – and after promises of police reform by the state s governor and other officials.
Since Floyd s death on May 25, for which former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges after pressing his knee into Floyd s neck for over nine minutes, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he would demand the state legislature hold hearings to consider several police reforms pass