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The last two ex-cops involved in George Floyd's death have been given prison sentence for their involvement in the fatal arrest. However, the victim's girlfriend, Courtney Ross, said that she was "saddened" by the apparently "light sentence" given by the judge.
J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted in February of violating George Floyd's civil rights.
J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted in February of violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Although Tou Thao, who was Chauvin's partner, had earlier sought dismissal of charges on the grounds that he had no idea that a crime was about to take place and the State has not proved he did. However, his bodycam footage shows that the 40-year-old, Asian-American ex-cop shouted at people who said "you're gonna let them kill him". His behavior led to conspiracy theories soon making the rounds that Thao was also the brother of Chauvin's wife, Kellie Chauvin. Since then, more unknown information about the Hmong American has been revealed by the press. Here's what's to know. In this handout pr...
If ever there was a case demanding criminal accountability of police officers for failure to intervene, this is it.