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Ladybbird · 12-06-20, 00:42

What’s Stopping US Police Reform?

BBC News •11 Jun 2020

The death of George Floyd - and the protests that have followed - have brought intense scrutiny of US policing.
This week we've seen both Republicans and Democrats lay out their vision for reforms. But it's far from certain if an overhaul of US policing is possible.

George Floyd 'Stop the Pain' Brother Tells US Congress

BBC News •11 Jun 2020

The brother of the African American man whose death in police custody has sparked global protests, has urged the US Congress to pass reforms on police brutality and "stop the pain".

Philonise Floyd told a House hearing that his brother George could not become "another name on a list".

"Be the leaders that this country, this world, needs," Mr Floyd said.

George Floyd died in Minneapolis in May as a white police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

The final moments were filmed on phones. Four police officers involved have been sacked and charged over his death.

Ladybbird · 13-03-21, 09:42

George Floyds’ Family to get Record $27M Settlement from Minneapolis City Council

•13 Mar 2021 The Sun

MINNEAPOLIS City Council unanimously voted to pay George Floyd's family a record $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit regarding his death in police custody.

The 46-year-old was pinned to the ground by four officers before Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, despite his repeated protests that he could not breathe in May 2020.

Floyd's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis in July last year, that resulted in the "largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in U.S. history," their attorneys said.

They accused the officers of a "reckless disregard" of the father-of-five's civil rights by the department engaging in "warrior-style" or "killology" training.

Ladybbird · 29-03-21, 12:12

Minneapolis Struggles to Change Policing as Officers' Trial Set to Begin

A police officers' trial in the death of George Floyd is about to pull a spotlight back to the place that launched conversations around the world about policing and racial equity: Minneapolis.

CBC 29 MAR 2021.

Opening arguments today in the murder and manslaughter trial of officer Derek Chauvin will return this city to the news and prompt scrutiny over whether policing has actually changed since last year.

Justice-reform advocate Billie Jean Van Knight was blunt in her assessment of how far Minneapolis has gotten in terms of changing policing in her city. "Nowhere," says the activist with the Racial Justice Network. "Unfortunately, we have not changed. We've actually stepped back a little bit."

A headline-grabbing vow last year from city officials to disband the Minneapolis police department has quietly dissolved. Talk of defunding the police has been replaced by the funding to hire new officers, amid a flood of personnel departures, with a surge in violent crime unfolding in the backdrop.

At the federal level, reform efforts have lost steam. Yet, despite all this, several activists say they remain hopeful, including Van Knight, as numerous reform initiatives persist in cities across the country — including in Minneapolis, where there's talk of a referendum this fall on reorganizing the role of police.

(FULL LIVE STREAM)

More on This Issue

Read more about policing changes in Minneapolis.
What you need to know about the trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged in death of George Floyd.
George Floyd remembered around the world in posters, murals and other street art.

Ladybbird · 30-03-21, 09:48

George Floyds's Brother Says Death was 'Modern Day Lynching' as Jury Watches Horror Video

Grieving Philonise Floyd said Derek Chauvin committed a 'modern day lynching' when he killed George Floyd in 'broad daylight' - Chauvin denies charges of second and third degree murder and second degree manslaughter

BBC News, 30 MAR 2021.

The video showed George Floyd pleading 27 times to cop on his neck 'I can't breathe'

He goes on: “I will probably die this way, I’m through, I’m through. They’re going to kill me man. My stomach hurts, my neck hurts, everything hurts.”

But the Minneapolis court heard Chauvin, 45, refused to move and “does not let up and does not get up”.

Witnesses tell him: “He’s not moving. Get off his neck.”

One woman says: “They’ve killed him. He’s black they don’t care.”

Grieving Philonise Floyd spoke ahead of the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murder.

A US jury saw a horrifying video, lasting nine minutes and 29 seconds, of Mr Floyd’s dying moments with *Chauvin’s digging his knee deep into the victim’s neck.

The arrested dad pleads 27 times: “I can’t breathe. Please I can’t breathe.”

He cries out for his dead mother and says: “Tell my kids I love them.”

FULL VIDEO Shown in Opening Argument -WARNING -VERY DISTRESSING

Ladybbird · 02-04-21, 17:07

Derek Chauvin Trial: Police Chief to Testify Against Former Officer in 'Remarkable Move'

Chief Medaria Arradondo’s testimony over George Floyds’ death may be unprecedented, experts say

The Guardian, 2 APR 2021.

Chauvin's supervisor says there was no justification to keep knee on George Floyd’s neck

As the prosecutor Jerry Blackwell addressed the jury for the first time in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin last week, he reeled off a list of witnesses expected to testify: from eyewitnesses who watched as the former officer held his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, to forensic pathologists, use of force experts and members of the Minneapolis police department.

Among the most significant on this long list was the most senior member of that department, Chief Medaria Arradondo.

It is, of course, rare for an officer-involved death to make it to criminal trial, but it is rarer still – perhaps unprecedented, experts say – for a police chief to testify against one of their own former officers.

Arradondo’s testimony is likely to be a powerful weapon in the prosecution’s case as the defense will attempt to argue that Derek Chauvin’s protracted use of a knee-to-neck restraint was in line with use of force guidance.

“It’s a pretty remarkable move on the part of the prosecution,” said Dr Cedric Alexander, the former police chief and public safety director of DeKalb county, Georgia

He added: “It’s very rare that you’re going to see a chief either appear for the defense or the prosecution. But each one of these kinds of events brings its own set of circumstances. And in this particular case, where you have a knee to the neck and it’s being questioned ‘was that trained technique?’ To be able to have the chief of police… to under oath testify is clearly going to be of importance.”

Although a spokesperson for the Minneapolis police department would not comment on the nature of the chief’s testimony, Blackwell made clear in his opening statement that Arradondo was not likely to pull his punches.

“He is going to tell you that Mr Chauvin’s conduct was not consistent with Minneapolis police department training,” Blackwell said. “He will not mince any words. He’s very clear. He will be very decisive, that this was excessive force.”

A unanimous decision is needed to convict Chauvin on any of the three counts he faces, of second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter, making forceful testimony alongside the plethora of video and medical evidence imperative for the prosecution.

By contrast, in 2016, at the murder trial of the former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, who shot unarmed Walter Scott from behind as he ran away, in a fatal incident also captured on shocking video, North Charleston’s police chief, Eddie Driggers, testified for the defense. Driggers told the jury that Slager had appeared to comply with department guidance before he opened fire and described him as a “very good officer” during testimony.

The judge eventually declared a mistrial with the jury deadlocked 11 to 1 favoring conviction. Slager later pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in a separate indictment and was sentenced to 20 years.

Arradondo, Minneapolis’s first Black police chief and a lifelong veteran of the beleaguered police force, assumed his position in 2017 and was thrust into the national spotlight as soon as Floyd’s death occurred. He moved to fire the four officers involved in the incident within days, in the face of significant criticism from Minneapolis’s police union, who accused him of acting “without due process”.

“This was a violation of humanity,” Arradondo said a few days after Floyd was killed. “This was a violation of the oath that the majority of the men and women that put this uniform on [take] – this goes absolutely against it. This is contrary to what we believe in.”

At the same time, a majority of the city council explored efforts to disband the entire police force and later voted to divert significant police funding, $8m, into other public services including new mental health teams created to respond to certain 911 calls. The department also saw a “staggering” number of officers seeking disability payments in the wake of the uprising that gripped the city, sparking fears of a staffing shortage.

“The chief is under tremendous pressure,” said Laurie Robinson, former assistant US attorney general and the co-chair of Barack Obama’s Taskforce on 21st-Century Policing, created in the wake of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. “This may be the hardest police chief job in the country at this point, between the tensions around this trial, pressures from the community dealing with the aftermath of the George Floyd death, the calls for changes in the department and the protection of the community that’s dealing with rising gun violence and crime.”

Some local activists acknowledged the significance of Arradondo’s coming testimony but argued it was only a first step.

“It’s a good thing that he’s going to testify against Chauvin but at the same time we need justice,” said DJ Hooker, a 26 year-old local organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement. “Getting Chauvin convicted, that’s a way to get justice. Getting the other three killer cops convicted, that’s another way to get justice. But also, getting systemic change. That’s also justice. And that’s also what we need to work on getting.”

Hooker pointed to the demand for greater community control over the hiring and firing of officers via an elected civilian council as one example of systemic change.

Alexander, also the former president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, said the fact that Arradondo was the city’s first Black chief could add more pressure on the testimony. In 2007, then a lieutenant, Arradondo himself, along with four other officers, sued the department over racial discrimination in a case that was settled $740,000.

“Certainly being the chief of color in a situation that involves a white officer and a Black subject and is so sensitized around race could put an additional stress on a chief of color. But the reality is you approach this just like you would any other situation. And that is with facts, and that is with balance.”

Both Robinson and Alexander agree that Arradondo’s testimony could lead to more police chiefs being called to the witness stand in the future.

“The public is certainly asking for more transparency and and more accountability. So I would not be surprised in the future if you see more police executives that are being requested to testify, either for the defense or the prosecution,” Alexander said.

Ladybbird · 07-04-21, 01:58

The Hennepin County Medical Center doctor who treated Floyd and declared him dead last May testified that he believed Floyd likely died of asphyxia.

Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, an emergency medicine physician, said he treated Floyd for about 30 minutes on May 25, 2020, as hospital staff unsuccessfully tried to restart his heart.
Based on what paramedics reported and on Floyd's medical condition, Langenfeld said the "more likely possibility" of Floyd's cardiac arrest was hypoxia, or lack of oxygen.

"Doctor, is there another name for death by oxygen deficiency?" prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell asked.

"Asphyxia is a commonly understood term," Langenfeld responded.

Warning: live stream of Derek Chauvin trial may contain distressing footage

Ladybbird · 09-04-21, 18:53

Irish Doctor Transforms George Floyd “Trial of The Century” With His Evidence

An Irish expert doctor has become the unlikely key witness in the death of George Floyd, a killing that created massive protests in America and around the world.

Irish Central, 9 APR 2021

Kilkenny-born Doctor Martin Tobin, 69, an Irish physician who simply says his expertise is “breathing”, has come to dominate the Derek Chauvin trial which Newsweek called “among the most consequential events of the 21st century."

MSNBC simply called it “The Trial of the Century.”

So effective was his testimony that African American leaders are calling for it to be included in all police training videos nationwide.

Tobin is a renowned expert in his field. The American Thoracic Society called Tobin "the supreme scholar of critical care medicine and editor or author of seven extraordinary textbooks on the subject." He is a former editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Martin Tobin Simulates How George Floyd Couldn't Breathe

Ladybbird · 13-04-21, 13:49

Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle After Prosecution Undercuts Case

Police and medical experts have eroded key defence arguments over George Floyds’ death

The Guardian UK, 13 APR 2021.

Derek Chauvin’s trial opened last month with his lawyer telling the jury there was much more to George Floyd’s death than the now notorious video that prompted global protests for racial justice and landed the former police officer with a murder charge.

Eric Nelson laid out the pillars of his defence of Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, in his opening statement. He said there was an untold story of drug intoxication, a failing heart, a hostile mob, and a police officer doing the best he was trained to do.

Nelson also had a card up his sleeve: an official autopsy that made no mention of Floyd having the breath squeezed out of him, as the prosecution claimed, but which did talk about a heart condition and illegal drug use.

The defence lawyer promised the jurors that by the time they heard all the evidence, “common sense” would require them to acquit the former policeman who has denied charges of second- and third-degree murder, and manslaughter, over Floyd’s death last May.

But as Nelson begins to present his case on Tuesday, he will be confronted with persuading a jury that has listened to a parade of prosecution witnesses who already appear to have done considerable damage to his case.

Nelson is presenting two key arguments. He says that whatever actions Chauvin took were reasonable and followed his training as a police officer, and that in any case those actions are not what killed Floyd.

“You will learn that Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19-year career. The use of force is not attractive, but it is a necessary component of policing,” he told the jury.

But that will be a harder line for Nelson to push after no less than eight of Chauvin’s former colleagues in the Minneapolis police department, including the head of the murder squad, told the jury that digging a knee into a suspect’s neck as a means of detaining them was never authorised. Remarkably, those testifying against Chauvin also included the city’s police chief, Medaria Arradondo, who fired him the day after Floyd’s death and called it “murder”.

“It’s not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics and our values,” he said of Chauvin’s conduct.

Defence lawyers frequently tell juries trying police officers not to second-guess those who have to make split-second life-and-death decisions. But that is going to be a difficult argument to present in the face of video that shows Chauvin pressing his knee down on a passive Floyd with plenty of time to decide on his actions.

Likewise, a jury might decide that Nelson’s claim that Chauvin and the three officers with him faced a hostile mob, which distracted them from focussing on Floyd’s growing struggle for life, is not what they see on a video showing bystanders mostly pleading with Chauvin to lift his knee.

But perhaps the biggest obstacle the defence now faces is the wealth of testimony from medical experts about how Floyd died.

Ladybbird · 21-04-21, 04:45

Verdicts Were Delivered

ITV News UK

7 hours ago

Ladybbird · 21-04-21, 21:59

The image by The Minnesota Department of Corrections shows the former police officer looking glum and wearing a prison-issued orange jumpsuit following his conviction on Tuesday

He was taken away in handcuffs and put in a cell at MCF-Oak Park Heights, 25 miles east of the city he served as a law enforcer.

The disgraced cop faces a minimum of 12.5 years and a maximum of 40 years if he serves terms for each charge concurrently.

If served consecutively, Chauvin faces between 29 and 75 years.

Chauvin is due to be sentenced in eight weeks

He is expected to file a swift appeal, having reportedly scribbled his lawyer's phone number on the palm of his hand before being led out of court.

Chauvin will be closely watched by guards, and is considered a suicide risk as well as a potential target from fellow inmates due to his previous employment.

Ladybbird · 22-04-21, 08:22

George Floyd Murder: Minneapolis Police to Face US Federal Probe

A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd.

BBC News, 22 APR 2021.

The justice department will look at whether there has been a pattern "of unconstitutional or unlawful policing", Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

It follows national outrage over the killing of Mr Floyd by Derek Chauvin.

The former officer was convicted of all charges against him on Tuesday.

Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. Mr Floyd, an unarmed African American, was pronounced dead an hour later.

His death sparked protests across the US and worldwide, and calls for police reform.

Tuesday's verdict has been widely welcomed in a country where police are rarely convicted - if they are charged at all - over deaths in custody.

But Mr Garland told reporters the verdict would not "address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis".

What will the investigation look at?

The attorney general said the investigation would "include a comprehensive review of the Minneapolis Police Department's policies, training, supervision and use-of-force investigations."

It will also examine "whether its treatment of those with behavioural health disabilities is unlawful", while looking at the "effectiveness of current systems of accountability and whether other mechanisms are needed to ensure constitutional and lawful policing".

Mr Garland said both the community and law enforcement would have to take part if the investigation were to be a success, and he had already started reaching out to both.

If unlawful patterns or practices were found, he promised to issue a public report and bring a civil lawsuit.

Analysis: What does this probe mean?

By Jessica Lussenhop, BBC News, New York

This process happened after high-profile deaths of black men at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as in Chicago and Baltimore.

At the end of its investigation, the Department of Justice (DoJ) issues a report that often contains details that the public would otherwise have no access to. They may look at arrest statistics for any evidence of racial bias, or for signs of racism in emails sent between officers.

The report leads to an agreement - a consent decree - between the DoJ and the department to fix specific, troublesome practices.

The city of Minneapolis could face real, legal consequences if benchmarks laid out in the agreement are not met.

However, the process can be slow, bureaucratic and largely invisible to the community, and sometimes departments operate under federal monitoring for years.

And past experiences show that these agreements do not lead to an end to controversial incidents

Ladybbird · 27-04-21, 14:02

US Police Killings of Black Americans Amount to Crimes Against Humanity, International Inquiry Finds

US Police are 'Out of Control'

In devastating report, human rights experts call on International Criminal Court Prosecutor to open an immediate investigation

The Guardian UK, 27 APR 2021

The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found.

A week after the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, the unabated epidemic of police killings of Black men and women in the US has now attracted scorching international attention.

In a devastating report running to 188 pages, human rights experts from 11 countries hold the US accountable for what they say is a long history of violations of international law that rise in some cases to the level of crimes against humanity.

Before Chauvin: There was decades of Minneapolis police violence that failed to spark reform

They point to what they call “police murders” as well as “severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution and other inhuman acts” as systematic attacks on the Black community that meet the definition of such crimes.

They also call on the prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague to open an immediate investigation with a view to prosecutions.

“This finding of crimes against humanity was not given lightly, we included it with a very clear mind,” Hina Jilani, one of the 12 commissioners who led the inquiry, told the Guardian. “We examined all the facts and concluded that that there are situations in the US that beg the urgent scrutiny of the ICC.”

Among its other findings, the commission accuses the US of:

violating its international human rights obligations, both in terms of laws governing policing and in the practices of law enforcement officers, including traffic stops targeting Black people and race-based stop and frisk;

tolerating an “alarming national pattern of disproportionate use of deadly force not only by firearms but also by Tasers” against Black people;

operating a “culture of impunity” in which police officers are rarely held accountable while their homicidal actions are dismissed as those of just “a few bad apples”.

The commissioners also charge that African Americans are frequently subjected to torture at the hands of police. They assert that the use of chokeholds and other violent restraints during arrests are tantamount to torture – also a crime against humanity under international law.

Jilani, who is president of the World Organisation Against Torture, said that last week’s guilty verdict in the Floyd killing substantiated the commission’s views. “It clarified for us that the use of force during the arrest of an individual is not just dehumanizing, it clearly amounts to torture and potential loss of life.”

I was taken aback that this country, which claims to be a global champion of human rights, itself fails to comply with international law
Hina Jilani

The report arose directly out of the foment that swept the country in the wake of Floyd’s murder last May. As protests erupted across the nation and around the world, the families of Floyd and other Black people killed by police in recent years petitioned the UN to set up an official inquiry into the shootings.

Under intense pressure from the Trump administration, however, the UN shrank from being drawn into the debate. A coalition of three leading lawyers’ organizations – the US-based National Conference of Black Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild, and the worldwide International Association of Democratic Lawyers – stepped into the breach, joining forces to stage their own independent inquiry into US police brutality.

A panel of commissioners from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean was assembled to look into police violence, and the structural racism that underpins it. Virtual public hearings were held earlier this year, with testimony from the families of the victims of some of the most notorious police killings in recent times.

Among the 44 black people who died or were maimed by police and whose cases were put under the commission’s spotlight were: Floyd; Sean Bell, killed on his wedding day in 2006 after police fired 50 bullets; Eric Garner, who died in a chokehold in 2014 crying “I can’t breathe”; Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old playing with a toy gun shot in 2014 seconds after police arrived; Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old whose killing ignited the Black Lives Matter movement; Freddie Gray who died in 2015 after enduring a “rough ride” in a police van; and Breonna Taylor, killed as she was sleeping in a police raid on her home in March 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.

On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced that it was holding a civil rights inquiry into police practices in Louisville.

Jilani told the Guardian that as a native of Pakistan who has participated in many UN investigations probing human rights abuses, she is familiar with accounts of extreme brutality by law enforcement. “But even I found the testimonies we heard in the US extremely distressing. I was taken aback that this country, which claims to be a global champion of human rights, itself fails to comply with international law.”

She added that as she listened to relatives of police shooting victims relate their stories, “it became clear that this was no longer an account of individual trauma, it was an account of trauma inflicted on a whole section of the US population.”

The commission’s report puts the human impact of systemic discrimination against African Americans in stark terms. It says that the US is operating two systems of law.

“One is for white people, and another for people of African descent,” it said.

In the course of the public hearings held in January and February, relatives gave a more personal impression of what such trauma entails. Nicole Paultre Bell, the wife of Sean Bell, testified: “Imagine living in a world where you must explain to your children that their father, an unarmed bridegroom on the morning of his wedding, can be justifiably killed in a hail of 50 police bullets.”

One of the most visceral accounts was given by Dominic Archibald, the mother of Nathaniel Pickett who was gunned down by a police officer in 2018 for doing nothing other than walking unarmed across the street. In her testimony, Archibald began by explaining that “Nate” was her only child.

When [Nate] was killed, every hope and dream in my head was destroyed, taken and relegated to a statistic
Dominic Archibald, mother of Nathaniel Pickett
“He was my legacy, my faith in the present moment, and my hope for the future. Can I ever put this impact into words? Would anyone ever understand?” she said.

Answering her own question, she went on: “That answer is no. Nate was my perfect gift from God. When he was killed, every hope and dream in my head was destroyed, taken and relegated to a statistic.”

The report gives its own searing figures. Unarmed Black people are almost four times as likely as their white equivalents to be killed by police.

Since 2005, about 15,000 people have been killed by law enforcement – a rate of about 1,000 every year. During that same period only 104 police officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter in relation to the incidents, and of those only 35 were convicted of any crime.

The commissioners make a number of demands on the US government and Congress. They want to see demilitarization of local police forces, and prohibition of no-knock warrants that allow officers to raid the homes of Black people like Breonna Taylor’s without warning and often without cause.

They also want an end to qualified immunity through which police officers avoid civil lawsuits. The commissioners say the loophole “amounts to condoning brutal police violence”.

But the most contentious demand is likely to be the call on the ICC prosecutor to launch an investigation against the US for crimes against humanity. It is questionable how effective that tactic would be even were such an inquiry started, given that the US has refused to recognize the International Criminal Court.

Jilani said she hoped that the US government would see that such an action would support much needed change. “We felt that the US would benefit were individual police officers further deterred from resorting to unjustified force, knowing that some kind of international criminal responsibility might be held against them.”

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Ladybbird · 30-04-21, 07:17

Man Fined $12m for Police Station Arson During George Floyd Protests

A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May.

BBC News, 30 APR 2021.

The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in December, will follow a four year prison sentence.

Robinson's lawyer has said "there is no realistic chance" his client will be able to afford the fine.

Three other men who also pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date.

What happened to the police station?

In May of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the death of George Floyd in police custody.

Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was later fired and found guilty of murder, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck area for more than nine minutes during his arrest.

Mr Floyd's death and the subsequent protests triggered weeks of unrest, and the city saw looting, arson and violence.

Among the demonstrators was Dylan Robinson of Brainerd, Minnesota, a town about 120 miles north of Minneapolis.

According to prosecutors, Robinson lit a Molotov ****tail which another person then threw at the Minneapolis Third Precinct headquarters - setting the building ablaze.

Surveillance video at the precinct shows Robinson lighting an "incendiary device" held by another person and later setting a fire inside the station near a first floor stairwell, officials said.

"Mr Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction," said acting US Attorney Anders Folk in a statement. The arson "put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis".

Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Three other men - Bryce Michael Williams, 27, Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23 - pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of a plea agreement. They have yet to be sentenced.

Robinson's lawyer, who is representing all four men, said that the 23-year-old has been unfairly singled out among thousands of others involved in the riots last year.

"He is bearing the sentence for the other thousand people who participated," attorney William Mauzy told the New York Times on Wednesday. "Many others, far more culpable than Mr Robinson, were not identified."

How will the fine be paid?

In addition to his four-year jail term, Robinson has been fined $12m in damages.

According to the US Attorney's office, which prosecuted the case, the restitution will be collected in a variety of ways, including wages, bank accounts, retirement garnishments and a monthly pay plan typically set by a judge.

Robinson will only be able to pay a "miniscule amount toward that", his lawyer Mr Mauzy said, adding that he expected the three other defendants to be ordered to pay a portion of the damages fee.

"None of the defendants have an ability to pay a significant sum," he said.

The US Attorney's office did not respond to an immediate request for comment on how Robinson may be able to afford the fine.

Michael Paul, of the FBI's Minneapolis field office in a statement, insists the fine is fair.

"The danger posed by the defendant in this case was very real," he said.

The sentencing "sends a clear message" that when someone conducts a violent act that breaks federal law, they will be held accountable, Mr Paul said.

Tasha Zerna, a spokeswoman for the local prosecutor's office, told the BBC that restitution could be pursued against Robinson for his term of incarceration plus 20 years after his release.

It is not the first time a US court has imposed such a large sum. In 2018, a judge in Oregon ordered a 15-year-old to pay more than $36m (£27m) after he admitted to starting a forest fire that raged for months.

A lawyer for the 15-year-old called the amount "absurd" and "absolutely silly".

In his ruling, the judge said the figure was "clearly proportionate to the offence", because it did not exceed the financial damages caused by the fire.

But the judge also acknowledged that the Oregon teen would not be able to pay the full amount, citing "safety valves" in state law that allows juvenile offenders to stop payments after 10 years if they finish probation and do not commit any other crime

Ladybbird · 08-05-21, 06:31

George Floyd Killer Derek Chauvin Asks for New Trial

The white former Minneapolis police officer convicted last month of the murder of the black man George Floyd has requested a new trial.

His lawyer says his client was deprived of a fair trial.

BBC News, .8 MAY 2021.

A new trial has been requested for the former police officer convicted of murdering African-American George Floyd last month. Derek Chauvin was captured on film kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes and following a trial into his death, the then Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of murder and manslaughter.

Chauvin's legal team allege misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors in court documents. His lawyer Eric Nelson claims his client was deprived of a fair trial, arguing the process was not impartial because of pre-trial publicity. Allegations errors were made by the judge, prosecutorial misconduct and witness intimidation also feature in the document. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison and will be sentenced next month. His conviction was considered a milestone in the racial history of the US and was widely welcomed by Americans.

The rare verdict against a police officer was considered a milestone in the racial history of the US and was widely applauded by Americans.

Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison. He will be sentenced next month.

Ladybbird · 25-05-21, 09:24

Derek Chauvin Knew He'd Killed George Floyd But Stayed on Him to Hide it Fearing a Riot

EXCLUSIVE: Kaylynn Gilbert tells the Mirror of her belief that Derek Chauvin remained on George Floyd's neck as he feared getting up would expose the fact he had died - and witnesses might turn violent

Daily Mirror UK. 25 MAY 2021.

Kaylynn Gilbert, 17, witnessed the murder of George Floyd outside the Cup Foods stores in South Minneapolis

Alyssa, left, films as Kaylynn, right with a bag, and Charles McMillian, centre, look on

Teenager Kaylynn Gilbert, who begged policeman Derek Chauvin to stop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck a year ago today, thinks the officer tried to stop witnesses knowing the dad-of-five had died at the scene.

Giving her first interview about the murder, she says she believes that as the minutes went by, Chauvin realised he had killed Mr Floyd.

Kaylynn, 17, thinks the policeman feared if he had got up off the victim it would have been obvious he was dead, and witnesses might have turned violent.

Kaylynn, whose video of the killing and evidence in court helped to convict Chauvin of murder, said: “I believe Derek stayed on his neck for so long because he knew he was dead.

“If he would’ve got up before the ambulance arrived, it would have escalated. Everybody would have known there and then George was dead... The police would have killed someone else.”

As she tearfully watches her video of the killing, she adds: “It doesn’t make sense why he would stay on top of him, especially after George was unconscious.

“A cop doesn’t have any reason to be applying pressure to them when they’re handcuffed. He knew what he was doing. I understood what he was doing.

“I had a gut feeling George was dead because of how the paramedics later lifted him up and how they were reacting.

"When I watch my video back, I can see that when the ambulance crew arrived they went to check his pulse, it was clear they couldn't find one."

Ladybbird · 20-06-21, 12:04

COP TO CONVICT ! Derek Chauvins' Next Steps After Killing George Floyd > Police in Prison

Larry Lawton,, Ex Jewel thief and prisoner •20 Jun 2021

Ex Jewel thief and prisoner talks about what's next for Ex Cop Derek Chauvin after killing George Floyd on his journey from cop to convict to sentencing to prison. It's a police in prison story.

what's next for Ex Cop Derek Chauvin after killing George Floyd on his journey from cop to convict to sentencing to prison.

It's a police in prison story.

Ladybbird · 26-06-21, 09:42

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd

Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing

The Guardian UK, 26 JUN 2021

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for second-degree murder, closing one chapter of a case that thrust the issue of race and American policing back into the global spotlight.

The 45-year-old appeared in court on Friday, dressed in a grey suit and with a shaved head, two months after a jury found him guilty on three charges related to Floyd’s death.

The sentence, issued by the Hennepin county judge Peter Cahill, was a 10-year increase to the state’s recommended sentencing guidance for second-degree murder. Prosecutors successfully argued that Chauvin should face harsher sentencing due to a range of aggravating factors.

The 46-year-old African American died in May last year, after Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest.

The lawyer for Mr Floyd's family said the sentence was "historic, bringing America a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability."

Cahill offered only brief remarks before delivering the sentence, saying his decision was “not based on emotion or sympathy” but adding: “I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the Floyd family.”

Cahill explained his reasoning for the harsher sentence in a 22-page sentencing memorandum released by the court, writing: “Part of the mission of the Minneapolis police department is to give citizens ‘voice and respect’. Here, Mr Chauvin rather than pursuing the MPD mission, treated Mr Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings and which he certainly would have extended to a friend or neighbor.”

The announcement followed victim impact statements from members of the Floyd family including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna. In a recorded video message, she was asked what she would say to her father today.

“It would be I miss you and I love him,” she said.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nada Tawfek in Minneapolis.

Ladybbird · 25-02-22, 09:40

3 Ex-MPD Cops Found GUILTY On All Federal Charges In George Floyd's Death

3 ex-police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing

Prosecutors said officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as Floyd died

BBC News 25 FEB.2022.

Three ex-Minneapolis policemen present at the death of George Floyd denied the unarmed black man of his civil rights, a jury has found.

The officers were charged with showing "deliberate indifference to [Mr Floyd's] serious medical needs" during the attempted arrest in May 2020.

Tou Thao, 36, J Alexander Kueng, 28, and Thomas Lane, 38, all testified in their own defence in the trial.

They said they did not realise Mr Floyd needed medical care at the time.

Violating a person's civil rights carries various punishments but prosecutors have recommended 25 years in federal prison for each man.

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, is currently serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence.

Chauvin was found guilty of Mr Floyd's murder last April. He also pleaded guilty in December to his own federal civil rights charges as part of a plea agreement.

Video footage of the arrest shows Keung and Lane assisting Chauvin by helping to hold Mr Floyd down. Thao, meanwhile, kept concerned bystanders away.

Over four weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued that "human decency and common sense" should have compelled the men to take action to prevent Mr Floyd's death.

"It wasn't a split-second use of force like a gunshot. Not 30 seconds, not a minute, several minutes - 569 seconds," said Assistant US Attorney Manda Sertich.

But lawyers for the defence claimed they were listening to a commander with seniority.

Chauvin was a field training officer to both Lane and Kueng.

When asked why he did not tell Chauvin to get his knee off Mr Floyd's neck, Officer Thao testified: "I think I would trust a 19-year veteran to figure it out."

A 12-person jury deliberated for about 13 hours before returning their verdict on Thursday.

In June, the trio of defendants will be back, this time in state court, to face criminal charges for aiding and abetting Chauvin's actions.

Ladybbird · 29-04-22, 03:15

Minneapolis Police Engaged in Pattern of Racism

Police in the US city of Minneapolis have engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, a state inquiry has found.

The investigation was launched following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.

BBC News 29 APR 2022

Police in the US city of Minneapolis have engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, a state inquiry has found.

Minnesota's civil rights enforcement agency looked into how officers used force, stopped, searched and arrested minorities compared to white residents.

Their analysis found wide disparities in the treatment of different races.

Its conclusions could be used to force the police department to change its practices and policies.

Ladybbird · 21-04-23, 12:02

Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Loses Appeal For a New Trial in The Murder of George Floyd

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin's appeal for a new trial over the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

BBC News 21 APR 2023

Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in 2021 after he was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. Three years ago, he was seen on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, sparking protests around the world and a national reckoning on police brutality and systemic racism.

William Mohrman, Chauvin's attorney, asked the state appeals court to reverse his conviction last year, arguing legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial.

Mohrman said Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill should have moved the trial out of Minneapolis and sequestered the jury because of factors including the extensive pretrial publicity, protests and safety concerns outside the courthouse, and a $27 million city settlement for the family.

Neal Katyal, a special attorney for the state, said Cahill carefully managed the trial, which was livestreamed, and Chauvin got “one of the most transparent and thorough trials in our nation’s history."

A three-judge panel unanimously upheld Chauvin's conviction Monday.

"Police officers undoubtedly have a challenging, difficult and sometimes dangerous job," Presiding Judge Peter Reyes wrote in the 50-page decision. "However, no one is above the law. When they commit a crime, they must be held accountable just as those individuals that they lawfully apprehend.

The law only permits police officers to use reasonable force when effecting a lawful arrest. Chauvin crossed that line here when he used unreasonable force on Floyd."

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, the lead prosecutor in the case, said in a statement he was grateful for the court's decision.

"Today, my thoughts are today with the family of George Floyd and the communities that have suffered because of his death," Ellison said. "We cannot bring Floyd back, but I hope today’s decision brings another measure of justice."

New video shows Derek Chauvin use of excessive force years before George Floyd's death

Ladybbird · 21-11-23, 03:01

US Supreme Court Rejects Chauvins’ Appeal of George Floyd Murder Conviction

Decision affirms Minneapolis ex-police officer’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of over 20 years in prison

Former Police Officer Involved in Killing of George Floyd Sentenced to 5 Years

Guardian Australia 20 NOV 2023

The US supreme court rejected on Monday a conviction appeal for the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd.

The decision affirms Derek Chauvin’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of more than 20 years in prison.

In October, Chauvin’s legal defense requested the highest court in their nation take up their client’s case, arguing he was denied a fair trial in 2021 because of prejudice in the pretrial due to publicity.

They also argued juror misconduct, alleging that it was in the jurors’ best interest to find Chauvin guilty to avoid threats of violence from the public.

The supreme court did not provide comment on its decision to refuse Chauvin’s appeal.

Floyd, who was Black, was killed by police on 25 May 2020, igniting global protests calling for his murderers to be brought to justice and an end to police brutality and racism worldwide.

Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes outside the convenience store where Floyd was suspected of trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill.

A video captured by a bystander showed Floyd’s final moments as he called out for his mother and said, “I can’t breathe,” which became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Three other former officers involved in Floyd’s murder – J Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane – received lesser state and federal sentences.
Chauvin is separately appealing his conviction on federal civil rights charges.

Ladybbird · 25-11-23, 05:14

George Floyd Killer COP Derek Chauvin Stabbed and Seriously Injured by Inmate in Federal Prison

Derek Chauvin Was Also Previously Convicted of Tax Fraud & Kellie Chauvin, Ex-Wife of Chauvin Was Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case

BBC 25 NOV 2023

Kellie Chauvin, Ex-Wife of Chauvin

Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been stabbed and seriously injured by an inmate in a federal prison, according to a report.

Chauvin was attacked on Friday at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, in Arizona, a source told The Associated Press.

The Bureau of Prisons told the news organisation that an inmate, who they did not name, was attacked at around 12.30pm with staff performing “life-saving measures.” The inmate was then taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation.

No employees were injured and the FBI was notified, the Bureau of Prisons said. Visiting at the facility, which has about 380 inmates, has been suspended.

Floyd, who was Black, died on 25 May 2020 after Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes on the street outside a convenience store where Floyd tried to use a counterfeit $20 bill.

A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” Floyd’s death touched off protests worldwide, some of which turned violent, and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism.

Chauvin is serving a 21-year sentence at a federal prison for the killing. He is trying to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the murder, claiming new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death.

Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in 2021. He also pleaded guilty to federal charges for violating Floyd’s civil rights and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Former officers J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were also found guilty of federal civil rights charges and are each serving two to three-and-a-half years in prison.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison For Tax Evasion.

Derek Chauvins Ex-Wife Kellie Chauvin Sentenced For Tax Fraud.

According to Washington County court documents, Kellie Chauvin was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years of probation. She will also need to pay nearly $38,000 in restitution.

12-06-20, 00:42	#1
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	George Floyd: Killer COP Derek Chauvin Stabbed/Seriously Injured in Federal Prison What’s Stopping US Police Reform? BBC News •11 Jun 2020 The death of George Floyd - and the protests that have followed - have brought intense scrutiny of US policing. This week we've seen both Republicans and Democrats lay out their vision for reforms. But it's far from certain if an overhaul of US policing is possible. George Floyd 'Stop the Pain' Brother Tells US Congress BBC News •11 Jun 2020 The brother of the African American man whose death in police custody has sparked global protests, has urged the US Congress to pass reforms on police brutality and "stop the pain". Philonise Floyd told a House hearing that his brother George could not become "another name on a list". "Be the leaders that this country, this world, needs," Mr Floyd said. George Floyd died in Minneapolis in May as a white police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The final moments were filmed on phones. Four police officers involved have been sacked and charged over his death. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd Family Receive $27Mil Settlement from Minneapolis George Floyds’ Family to get Record $27M Settlement from Minneapolis City Council •13 Mar 2021 The Sun MINNEAPOLIS City Council unanimously voted to pay George Floyd's family a record $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit regarding his death in police custody. The 46-year-old was pinned to the ground by four officers before Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, despite his repeated protests that he could not breathe in May 2020. Floyd's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis in July last year, that resulted in the "largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in U.S. history," their attorneys said. They accused the officers of a "reckless disregard" of the father-of-five's civil rights by the department engaging in "warrior-style" or "killology" training. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle Minneapolis Struggles to Change Policing as Officers' Trial Set to Begin A police officers' trial in the death of George Floyd is about to pull a spotlight back to the place that launched conversations around the world about policing and racial equity: Minneapolis. CBC 29 MAR 2021. Opening arguments today in the murder and manslaughter trial of officer Derek Chauvin will return this city to the news and prompt scrutiny over whether policing has actually changed since last year. Justice-reform advocate Billie Jean Van Knight was blunt in her assessment of how far Minneapolis has gotten in terms of changing policing in her city. "Nowhere," says the activist with the Racial Justice Network. "Unfortunately, we have not changed. We've actually stepped back a little bit." A headline-grabbing vow last year from city officials to disband the Minneapolis police department has quietly dissolved. Talk of defunding the police has been replaced by the funding to hire new officers, amid a flood of personnel departures, with a surge in violent crime unfolding in the backdrop. At the federal level, reform efforts have lost steam. Yet, despite all this, several activists say they remain hopeful, including Van Knight, as numerous reform initiatives persist in cities across the country — including in Minneapolis, where there's talk of a referendum this fall on reorganizing the role of police. (FULL LIVE STREAM) More on This Issue Read more about policing changes in Minneapolis. What you need to know about the trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged in death of George Floyd. George Floyd remembered around the world in posters, murals and other street art. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle George Floyds's Brother Says Death was 'Modern Day Lynching' as Jury Watches Horror Video Grieving Philonise Floyd said Derek Chauvin committed a 'modern day lynching' when he killed George Floyd in 'broad daylight' - Chauvin denies charges of second and third degree murder and second degree manslaughter BBC News, 30 MAR 2021. The video showed George Floyd pleading 27 times to cop on his neck 'I can't breathe' He goes on: “I will probably die this way, I’m through, I’m through. They’re going to kill me man. My stomach hurts, my neck hurts, everything hurts.” But the Minneapolis court heard Chauvin, 45, refused to move and “does not let up and does not get up”. Witnesses tell him: “He’s not moving. Get off his neck.” One woman says: “They’ve killed him. He’s black they don’t care.” Grieving Philonise Floyd spoke ahead of the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murder. *A US jury saw a horrifying video, lasting nine minutes and 29 seconds, of Mr Floyd’s dying moments with Chauvin’s digging his knee deep into the victim’s neck. The arrested dad pleads 27 times: “I can’t breathe. Please I can’t breathe.” He cries out for his dead mother and says: “Tell my kids I love them.” FULL VIDEO Shown in Opening Argument -WARNING -VERY DISTRESSING __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL** ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

02-04-21, 17:07	#5
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle Derek Chauvin Trial: Police Chief to Testify Against Former Officer in 'Remarkable Move' Chief Medaria Arradondo’s testimony over George Floyds’ death may be unprecedented, experts say The Guardian, 2 APR 2021. Chauvin's supervisor says there was no justification to keep knee on George Floyd’s neck As the prosecutor Jerry Blackwell addressed the jury for the first time in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin last week, he reeled off a list of witnesses expected to testify: from eyewitnesses who watched as the former officer held his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, to forensic pathologists, use of force experts and members of the Minneapolis police department. Among the most significant on this long list was the most senior member of that department, Chief Medaria Arradondo. It is, of course, rare for an officer-involved death to make it to criminal trial, but it is rarer still – perhaps unprecedented, experts say – for a police chief to testify against one of their own former officers. Arradondo’s testimony is likely to be a powerful weapon in the prosecution’s case as the defense will attempt to argue that Derek Chauvin’s protracted use of a knee-to-neck restraint was in line with use of force guidance. “It’s a pretty remarkable move on the part of the prosecution,” said Dr Cedric Alexander, the former police chief and public safety director of DeKalb county, Georgia He added: “It’s very rare that you’re going to see a chief either appear for the defense or the prosecution. But each one of these kinds of events brings its own set of circumstances. And in this particular case, where you have a knee to the neck and it’s being questioned ‘was that trained technique?’ To be able to have the chief of police… to under oath testify is clearly going to be of importance.” Although a spokesperson for the Minneapolis police department would not comment on the nature of the chief’s testimony, Blackwell made clear in his opening statement that Arradondo was not likely to pull his punches. “He is going to tell you that Mr Chauvin’s conduct was not consistent with Minneapolis police department training,” Blackwell said. “He will not mince any words. He’s very clear. He will be very decisive, that this was excessive force.” A unanimous decision is needed to convict Chauvin on any of the three counts he faces, of second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter, making forceful testimony alongside the plethora of video and medical evidence imperative for the prosecution. By contrast, in 2016, at the murder trial of the former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, who shot unarmed Walter Scott from behind as he ran away, in a fatal incident also captured on shocking video, North Charleston’s police chief, Eddie Driggers, testified for the defense. Driggers told the jury that Slager had appeared to comply with department guidance before he opened fire and described him as a “very good officer” during testimony. The judge eventually declared a mistrial with the jury deadlocked 11 to 1 favoring conviction. Slager later pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in a separate indictment and was sentenced to 20 years. Arradondo, Minneapolis’s first Black police chief and a lifelong veteran of the beleaguered police force, assumed his position in 2017 and was thrust into the national spotlight as soon as Floyd’s death occurred. He moved to fire the four officers involved in the incident within days, in the face of significant criticism from Minneapolis’s police union, who accused him of acting “without due process”. “This was a violation of humanity,” Arradondo said a few days after Floyd was killed. “This was a violation of the oath that the majority of the men and women that put this uniform on [take] – this goes absolutely against it. This is contrary to what we believe in.” At the same time, a majority of the city council explored efforts to disband the entire police force and later voted to divert significant police funding, $8m, into other public services including new mental health teams created to respond to certain 911 calls. The department also saw a “staggering” number of officers seeking disability payments in the wake of the uprising that gripped the city, sparking fears of a staffing shortage. “The chief is under tremendous pressure,” said Laurie Robinson, former assistant US attorney general and the co-chair of Barack Obama’s Taskforce on 21st-Century Policing, created in the wake of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. “This may be the hardest police chief job in the country at this point, between the tensions around this trial, pressures from the community dealing with the aftermath of the George Floyd death, the calls for changes in the department and the protection of the community that’s dealing with rising gun violence and crime.” Some local activists acknowledged the significance of Arradondo’s coming testimony but argued it was only a first step. “It’s a good thing that he’s going to testify against Chauvin but at the same time we need justice,” said DJ Hooker, a 26 year-old local organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement. “Getting Chauvin convicted, that’s a way to get justice. Getting the other three killer cops convicted, that’s another way to get justice. But also, getting systemic change. That’s also justice. And that’s also what we need to work on getting.” Hooker pointed to the demand for greater community control over the hiring and firing of officers via an elected civilian council as one example of systemic change. Alexander, also the former president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, said the fact that Arradondo was the city’s first Black chief could add more pressure on the testimony. In 2007, then a lieutenant, Arradondo himself, along with four other officers, sued the department over racial discrimination in a case that was settled $740,000. “Certainly being the chief of color in a situation that involves a white officer and a Black subject and is so sensitized around race could put an additional stress on a chief of color. But the reality is you approach this just like you would any other situation. And that is with facts, and that is with balance.” Both Robinson and Alexander agree that Arradondo’s testimony could lead to more police chiefs being called to the witness stand in the future. “The public is certainly asking for more transparency and and more accountability. So I would not be surprised in the future if you see more police executives that are being requested to testify, either for the defense or the prosecution,” Alexander said. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

07-04-21, 01:58	#6
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle The Hennepin County Medical Center doctor who treated Floyd and declared him dead last May testified that he believed Floyd likely died of asphyxia. Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, an emergency medicine physician, said he treated Floyd for about 30 minutes on May 25, 2020, as hospital staff unsuccessfully tried to restart his heart. Based on what paramedics reported and on Floyd's medical condition, Langenfeld said the "more likely possibility" of Floyd's cardiac arrest was hypoxia, or lack of oxygen. "Doctor, is there another name for death by oxygen deficiency?" prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell asked. "Asphyxia is a commonly understood term," Langenfeld responded. Warning: live stream of Derek Chauvin trial may contain distressing footage __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle Irish Doctor Transforms George Floyd “Trial of The Century” With His Evidence An Irish expert doctor has become the unlikely key witness in the death of George Floyd, a killing that created massive protests in America and around the world. Irish Central, 9 APR 2021 Kilkenny-born Doctor Martin Tobin, 69, an Irish physician who simply says his expertise is “breathing”, has come to dominate the Derek Chauvin trial which Newsweek called “among the most consequential events of the 21st century." MSNBC simply called it “The Trial of the Century.” So effective was his testimony that African American leaders are calling for it to be included in all police training videos nationwide. Tobin is a renowned expert in his field. The American Thoracic Society called Tobin "the supreme scholar of critical care medicine and editor or author of seven extraordinary textbooks on the subject." He is a former editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Martin Tobin Simulates How George Floyd Couldn't Breathe __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

13-04-21, 13:49	#8
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd Trial Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle Chauvins’ Defence Faces Uphill Battle After Prosecution Undercuts Case Police and medical experts have eroded key defence arguments over George Floyds’ death The Guardian UK, 13 APR 2021. Derek Chauvin’s trial opened last month with his lawyer telling the jury there was much more to George Floyd’s death than the now notorious video that prompted global protests for racial justice and landed the former police officer with a murder charge. Eric Nelson laid out the pillars of his defence of Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, in his opening statement. He said there was an untold story of drug intoxication, a failing heart, a hostile mob, and a police officer doing the best he was trained to do. Nelson also had a card up his sleeve: an official autopsy that made no mention of Floyd having the breath squeezed out of him, as the prosecution claimed, but which did talk about a heart condition and illegal drug use. The defence lawyer promised the jurors that by the time they heard all the evidence, “common sense” would require them to acquit the former policeman who has denied charges of second- and third-degree murder, and manslaughter, over Floyd’s death last May. But as Nelson begins to present his case on Tuesday, he will be confronted with persuading a jury that has listened to a parade of prosecution witnesses who already appear to have done considerable damage to his case. Nelson is presenting two key arguments. He says that whatever actions Chauvin took were reasonable and followed his training as a police officer, and that in any case those actions are not what killed Floyd. “You will learn that Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19-year career. The use of force is not attractive, but it is a necessary component of policing,” he told the jury. But that will be a harder line for Nelson to push after no less than eight of Chauvin’s former colleagues in the Minneapolis police department, including the head of the murder squad, told the jury that digging a knee into a suspect’s neck as a means of detaining them was never authorised. Remarkably, those testifying against Chauvin also included the city’s police chief, Medaria Arradondo, who fired him the day after Floyd’s death and called it “murder”. “It’s not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics and our values,” he said of Chauvin’s conduct. Defence lawyers frequently tell juries trying police officers not to second-guess those who have to make split-second life-and-death decisions. But that is going to be a difficult argument to present in the face of video that shows Chauvin pressing his knee down on a passive Floyd with plenty of time to decide on his actions. Likewise, a jury might decide that Nelson’s claim that Chauvin and the three officers with him faced a hostile mob, which distracted them from focussing on Floyd’s growing struggle for life, is not what they see on a video showing bystanders mostly pleading with Chauvin to lift his knee. *But perhaps the biggest obstacle the defence now faces is the wealth of testimony from medical experts about how Floyd died.* __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

21-04-21, 04:45	#9
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: FEDS Probe Minneapolis Police Conduct Verdicts Were Delivered ITV News UK 7 hours ago __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

21-04-21, 21:59	#10
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: FEDS Probe Minneapolis Police Conduct The image by The Minnesota Department of Corrections shows the former police officer looking glum and wearing a prison-issued orange jumpsuit following his conviction on Tuesday He was taken away in handcuffs and put in a cell at MCF-Oak Park Heights, 25 miles east of the city he served as a law enforcer. The disgraced cop faces a minimum of 12.5 years and a maximum of 40 years if he serves terms for each charge concurrently. If served consecutively, Chauvin faces between 29 and 75 years. Chauvin is due to be sentenced in eight weeks He is expected to file a swift appeal, having reportedly scribbled his lawyer's phone number on the palm of his hand before being led out of court. Chauvin will be closely watched by guards, and is considered a suicide risk as well as a potential target from fellow inmates due to his previous employment. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

22-04-21, 08:22	#11
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd Murder: FEDS Probe Minneapolis Police Conduct George Floyd Murder: Minneapolis Police to Face US Federal Probe A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. BBC News, 22 APR 2021. The justice department will look at whether there has been a pattern "of unconstitutional or unlawful policing", Attorney General Merrick Garland said. It follows national outrage over the killing of Mr Floyd by Derek Chauvin. The former officer was convicted of all charges against him on Tuesday. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. Mr Floyd, an unarmed African American, was pronounced dead an hour later. His death sparked protests across the US and worldwide, and calls for police reform. Tuesday's verdict has been widely welcomed in a country where police are rarely convicted - if they are charged at all - over deaths in custody. But Mr Garland told reporters the verdict would not "address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis". What will the investigation look at? The attorney general said the investigation would "include a comprehensive review of the Minneapolis Police Department's policies, training, supervision and use-of-force investigations." It will also examine "whether its treatment of those with behavioural health disabilities is unlawful", while looking at the "effectiveness of current systems of accountability and whether other mechanisms are needed to ensure constitutional and lawful policing". Mr Garland said both the community and law enforcement would have to take part if the investigation were to be a success, and he had already started reaching out to both. If unlawful patterns or practices were found, he promised to issue a public report and bring a civil lawsuit. Analysis: What does this probe mean? By Jessica Lussenhop, BBC News, New York This process happened after high-profile deaths of black men at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as in Chicago and Baltimore. At the end of its investigation, the Department of Justice (DoJ) issues a report that often contains details that the public would otherwise have no access to. They may look at arrest statistics for any evidence of racial bias, or for signs of racism in emails sent between officers. The report leads to an agreement - a consent decree - between the DoJ and the department to fix specific, troublesome practices. The city of Minneapolis could face real, legal consequences if benchmarks laid out in the agreement are not met. However, the process can be slow, bureaucratic and largely invisible to the community, and sometimes departments operate under federal monitoring for years. And past experiences show that these agreements do not lead to an end to controversial incidents __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

27-04-21, 14:02	#12
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd: Man Fined $12m for Police Station Arson During Protest US Police Killings of Black Americans Amount to Crimes Against Humanity, International Inquiry Finds US Police are 'Out of Control' In devastating report, human rights experts call on International Criminal Court Prosecutor to open an immediate investigation The Guardian UK, 27 APR 2021 The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found. A week after the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, the unabated epidemic of police killings of Black men and women in the US has now attracted scorching international attention. In a devastating report running to 188 pages, human rights experts from 11 countries hold the US accountable for what they say is a long history of violations of international law that rise in some cases to the level of crimes against humanity. Before Chauvin: There was decades of Minneapolis police violence that failed to spark reform They point to what they call “police murders” as well as “severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution and other inhuman acts” as systematic attacks on the Black community that meet the definition of such crimes. They also call on the prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague to open an immediate investigation with a view to prosecutions. “This finding of crimes against humanity was not given lightly, we included it with a very clear mind,” Hina Jilani, one of the 12 commissioners who led the inquiry, told the Guardian. “We examined all the facts and concluded that that there are situations in the US that beg the urgent scrutiny of the ICC.” Among its other findings, the commission accuses the US of: violating its international human rights obligations, both in terms of laws governing policing and in the practices of law enforcement officers, including traffic stops targeting Black people and race-based stop and frisk; tolerating an “alarming national pattern of disproportionate use of deadly force not only by firearms but also by Tasers” against Black people; operating a “culture of impunity” in which police officers are rarely held accountable while their homicidal actions are dismissed as those of just “a few bad apples”. The commissioners also charge that African Americans are frequently subjected to torture at the hands of police. They assert that the use of chokeholds and other violent restraints during arrests are tantamount to torture – also a crime against humanity under international law. Jilani, who is president of the World Organisation Against Torture, said that last week’s guilty verdict in the Floyd killing substantiated the commission’s views. “It clarified for us that the use of force during the arrest of an individual is not just dehumanizing, it clearly amounts to torture and potential loss of life.” I was taken aback that this country, which claims to be a global champion of human rights, itself fails to comply with international law Hina Jilani The report arose directly out of the foment that swept the country in the wake of Floyd’s murder last May. As protests erupted across the nation and around the world, the families of Floyd and other Black people killed by police in recent years petitioned the UN to set up an official inquiry into the shootings. Under intense pressure from the Trump administration, however, the UN shrank from being drawn into the debate. A coalition of three leading lawyers’ organizations – the US-based National Conference of Black Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild, and the worldwide International Association of Democratic Lawyers – stepped into the breach, joining forces to stage their own independent inquiry into US police brutality. A panel of commissioners from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean was assembled to look into police violence, and the structural racism that underpins it. Virtual public hearings were held earlier this year, with testimony from the families of the victims of some of the most notorious police killings in recent times. Among the 44 black people who died or were maimed by police and whose cases were put under the commission’s spotlight were: Floyd; Sean Bell, killed on his wedding day in 2006 after police fired 50 bullets; Eric Garner, who died in a chokehold in 2014 crying “I can’t breathe”; Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old playing with a toy gun shot in 2014 seconds after police arrived; Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old whose killing ignited the Black Lives Matter movement; Freddie Gray who died in 2015 after enduring a “rough ride” in a police van; and Breonna Taylor, killed as she was sleeping in a police raid on her home in March 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced that it was holding a civil rights inquiry into police practices in Louisville. Jilani told the Guardian that as a native of Pakistan who has participated in many UN investigations probing human rights abuses, she is familiar with accounts of extreme brutality by law enforcement. “But even I found the testimonies we heard in the US extremely distressing. I was taken aback that this country, which claims to be a global champion of human rights, itself fails to comply with international law.” She added that as she listened to relatives of police shooting victims relate their stories, “it became clear that this was no longer an account of individual trauma, it was an account of trauma inflicted on a whole section of the US population.” The commission’s report puts the human impact of systemic discrimination against African Americans in stark terms. It says that the US is operating two systems of law. “One is for white people, and another for people of African descent,” it said. In the course of the public hearings held in January and February, relatives gave a more personal impression of what such trauma entails. Nicole Paultre Bell, the wife of Sean Bell, testified: “Imagine living in a world where you must explain to your children that their father, an unarmed bridegroom on the morning of his wedding, can be justifiably killed in a hail of 50 police bullets.” One of the most visceral accounts was given by Dominic Archibald, the mother of Nathaniel Pickett who was gunned down by a police officer in 2018 for doing nothing other than walking unarmed across the street. In her testimony, Archibald began by explaining that “Nate” was her only child. When [Nate] was killed, every hope and dream in my head was destroyed, taken and relegated to a statistic Dominic Archibald, mother of Nathaniel Pickett “He was my legacy, my faith in the present moment, and my hope for the future. Can I ever put this impact into words? Would anyone ever understand?” she said. Answering her own question, she went on: “That answer is no. Nate was my perfect gift from God. When he was killed, every hope and dream in my head was destroyed, taken and relegated to a statistic.” The report gives its own searing figures. Unarmed Black people are almost four times as likely as their white equivalents to be killed by police. Since 2005, about 15,000 people have been killed by law enforcement – a rate of about 1,000 every year. During that same period only 104 police officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter in relation to the incidents, and of those only 35 were convicted of any crime. The commissioners make a number of demands on the US government and Congress. They want to see demilitarization of local police forces, and prohibition of no-knock warrants that allow officers to raid the homes of Black people like Breonna Taylor’s without warning and often without cause. They also want an end to qualified immunity through which police officers avoid civil lawsuits. The commissioners say the loophole “amounts to condoning brutal police violence”. But the most contentious demand is likely to be the call on the ICC prosecutor to launch an investigation against the US for crimes against humanity. It is questionable how effective that tactic would be even were such an inquiry started, given that the US has refused to recognize the International Criminal Court. Jilani said she hoped that the US government would see that such an action would support much needed change. “We felt that the US would benefit were individual police officers further deterred from resorting to unjustified force, knowing that some kind of international criminal responsibility might be held against them.” RELATED Colorado Arrest: Woman With Dementia Mocked by US Police __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

30-04-21, 07:17	#13
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5yrs in Prison Man Fined $12m for Police Station Arson During George Floyd Protests A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May. BBC News, 30 APR 2021. The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in December, will follow a four year prison sentence. Robinson's lawyer has said "there is no realistic chance" his client will be able to afford the fine. Three other men who also pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date. What happened to the police station? In May of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the death of George Floyd in police custody. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was later fired and found guilty of murder, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck area for more than nine minutes during his arrest. Mr Floyd's death and the subsequent protests triggered weeks of unrest, and the city saw looting, arson and violence. Among the demonstrators was Dylan Robinson of Brainerd, Minnesota, a town about 120 miles north of Minneapolis. According to prosecutors, Robinson lit a Molotov **tail which another person then threw at the Minneapolis Third Precinct headquarters - setting the building ablaze. Surveillance video at the precinct shows Robinson lighting an "incendiary device" held by another person and later setting a fire inside the station near a first floor stairwell, officials said. "Mr Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction," said acting US Attorney Anders Folk in a statement. The arson "put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis". Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Three other men - Bryce Michael Williams, 27, Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23 - pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of a plea agreement. They have yet to be sentenced. Robinson's lawyer, who is representing all four men, said that the 23-year-old has been unfairly singled out among thousands of others involved in the riots last year. "He is bearing the sentence for the other thousand people who participated," attorney William Mauzy told the New York Times on Wednesday. "Many others, far more culpable than Mr Robinson, were not identified." How will the fine be paid? In addition to his four-year jail term, Robinson has been fined $12m in damages. According to the US Attorney's office, which prosecuted the case, the restitution will be collected in a variety of ways, including wages, bank accounts, retirement garnishments and a monthly pay plan typically set by a judge. Robinson will only be able to pay a "miniscule amount toward that", his lawyer Mr Mauzy said, adding that he expected the three other defendants to be ordered to pay a portion of the damages fee. "None of the defendants have an ability to pay a significant sum," he said. The US Attorney's office did not respond to an immediate request for comment on how Robinson may be able to afford the fine. Michael Paul, of the FBI's Minneapolis field office in a statement, insists the fine is fair. "The danger posed by the defendant in this case was very real," he said. The sentencing "sends a clear message" that when someone conducts a violent act that breaks federal law, they will be held accountable, Mr Paul said. Tasha Zerna, a spokeswoman for the local prosecutor's office, told the BBC that restitution could be pursued against Robinson for his term of incarceration plus 20 years after his release. It is not the first time a US court has imposed such a large sum. In 2018, a judge in Oregon ordered a 15-year-old to pay more than $36m (£27m) after he admitted to starting a forest fire that raged for months. A lawyer for the 15-year-old called the amount "absurd" and "absolutely silly". In his ruling, the judge said the figure was "clearly proportionate to the offence", because it did not exceed the financial damages caused by the fire. But the judge also acknowledged that the Oregon teen would not be able to pay the full amount, citing "safety valves" in state law that allows juvenile offenders to stop payments after 10 years if they finish probation and do not commit any other crime __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL** ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

08-05-21, 06:31	#14
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5yrs in Prison George Floyd Killer Derek Chauvin Asks for New Trial The white former Minneapolis police officer convicted last month of the murder of the black man George Floyd has requested a new trial. His lawyer says his client was deprived of a fair trial. BBC News, .8 MAY 2021. A new trial has been requested for the former police officer convicted of murdering African-American George Floyd last month. Derek Chauvin was captured on film kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes and following a trial into his death, the then Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. Chauvin's legal team allege misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors in court documents. His lawyer Eric Nelson claims his client was deprived of a fair trial, arguing the process was not impartial because of pre-trial publicity. Allegations errors were made by the judge, prosecutorial misconduct and witness intimidation also feature in the document. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison and will be sentenced next month. His conviction was considered a milestone in the racial history of the US and was widely welcomed by Americans. The rare verdict against a police officer was considered a milestone in the racial history of the US and was widely applauded by Americans. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison. He will be sentenced next month. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

25-05-21, 09:24	#15
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5yrs in Prison Derek Chauvin Knew He'd Killed George Floyd But Stayed on Him to Hide it Fearing a Riot EXCLUSIVE: Kaylynn Gilbert tells the Mirror of her belief that Derek Chauvin remained on George Floyd's neck as he feared getting up would expose the fact he had died - and witnesses might turn violent Daily Mirror UK. 25 MAY 2021. Kaylynn Gilbert, 17, witnessed the murder of George Floyd outside the Cup Foods stores in South Minneapolis Alyssa, left, films as Kaylynn, right with a bag, and Charles McMillian, centre, look on Teenager Kaylynn Gilbert, who begged policeman Derek Chauvin to stop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck a year ago today, thinks the officer tried to stop witnesses knowing the dad-of-five had died at the scene. Giving her first interview about the murder, she says she believes that as the minutes went by, Chauvin realised he had killed Mr Floyd. Kaylynn, 17, thinks the policeman feared if he had got up off the victim it would have been obvious he was dead, and witnesses might have turned violent. Kaylynn, whose video of the killing and evidence in court helped to convict Chauvin of murder, said: “I believe Derek stayed on his neck for so long because he knew he was dead. “If he would’ve got up before the ambulance arrived, it would have escalated. Everybody would have known there and then George was dead... The police would have killed someone else.” As she tearfully watches her video of the killing, she adds: “It doesn’t make sense why he would stay on top of him, especially after George was unconscious. “A cop doesn’t have any reason to be applying pressure to them when they’re handcuffed. He knew what he was doing. I understood what he was doing. “I had a gut feeling George was dead because of how the paramedics later lifted him up and how they were reacting. "When I watch my video back, I can see that when the ambulance crew arrived they went to check his pulse, it was clear they couldn't find one." __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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20-06-21, 12:04	#16
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: George Floyd Murder: Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5yrs in Prison COP TO CONVICT ! Derek Chauvins' Next Steps After Killing George Floyd > Police in Prison Larry Lawton,, Ex Jewel thief and prisoner •20 Jun 2021 Ex Jewel thief and prisoner talks about what's next for Ex Cop Derek Chauvin after killing George Floyd on his journey from cop to convict to sentencing to prison. It's a police in prison story. what's next for Ex Cop Derek Chauvin after killing George Floyd on his journey from cop to convict to sentencing to prison. It's a police in prison story. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

26-06-21, 09:42	#17
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd Murder: Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5yrs in Prison Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing The Guardian UK, 26 JUN 2021 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for second-degree murder, closing one chapter of a case that thrust the issue of race and American policing back into the global spotlight. The 45-year-old appeared in court on Friday, dressed in a grey suit and with a shaved head, two months after a jury found him guilty on three charges related to Floyd’s death. The sentence, issued by the Hennepin county judge Peter Cahill, was a 10-year increase to the state’s recommended sentencing guidance for second-degree murder. Prosecutors successfully argued that Chauvin should face harsher sentencing due to a range of aggravating factors. The 46-year-old African American died in May last year, after Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest. The lawyer for Mr Floyd's family said the sentence was "historic, bringing America a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability." Cahill offered only brief remarks before delivering the sentence, saying his decision was “not based on emotion or sympathy” but adding: “I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the Floyd family.” Cahill explained his reasoning for the harsher sentence in a 22-page sentencing memorandum released by the court, writing: “Part of the mission of the Minneapolis police department is to give citizens ‘voice and respect’. Here, Mr Chauvin rather than pursuing the MPD mission, treated Mr Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings and which he certainly would have extended to a friend or neighbor.” The announcement followed victim impact statements from members of the Floyd family including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna. In a recorded video message, she was asked what she would say to her father today. “It would be I miss you and I love him,” she said. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nada Tawfek in Minneapolis. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

25-02-22, 09:40	#18
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd Murder:3 Ex--Police Found GUILTY On All FED Charges 3 Ex-MPD Cops Found GUILTY On All Federal Charges In George Floyd's Death 3 ex-police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing Prosecutors said officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as Floyd died BBC News 25 FEB.2022. Three ex-Minneapolis policemen present at the death of George Floyd denied the unarmed black man of his civil rights, a jury has found. The officers were charged with showing "deliberate indifference to [Mr Floyd's] serious medical needs" during the attempted arrest in May 2020. Tou Thao, 36, J Alexander Kueng, 28, and Thomas Lane, 38, all testified in their own defence in the trial. They said they did not realise Mr Floyd needed medical care at the time. Violating a person's civil rights carries various punishments but prosecutors have recommended 25 years in federal prison for each man. Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, is currently serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence. Chauvin was found guilty of Mr Floyd's murder last April. He also pleaded guilty in December to his own federal civil rights charges as part of a plea agreement. Video footage of the arrest shows Keung and Lane assisting Chauvin by helping to hold Mr Floyd down. Thao, meanwhile, kept concerned bystanders away. Over four weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued that "human decency and common sense" should have compelled the men to take action to prevent Mr Floyd's death. "It wasn't a split-second use of force like a gunshot. Not 30 seconds, not a minute, several minutes - 569 seconds," said Assistant US Attorney Manda Sertich. But lawyers for the defence claimed they were listening to a commander with seniority. Chauvin was a field training officer to both Lane and Kueng. When asked why he did not tell Chauvin to get his knee off Mr Floyd's neck, Officer Thao testified: "I think I would trust a 19-year veteran to figure it out." A 12-person jury deliberated for about 13 hours before returning their verdict on Thursday. In June, the trio of defendants will be back, this time in state court, to face criminal charges for aiding and abetting Chauvin's actions. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

29-04-22, 03:15	#19
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: GEORGE FLOYD; Supreme Court Rejects Killer Cop Chauvins Murder Conviction Appeal Minneapolis Police Engaged in Pattern of Racism Police in the US city of Minneapolis have engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, a state inquiry has found. The investigation was launched following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. BBC News 29 APR 2022 Police in the US city of Minneapolis have engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, a state inquiry has found. Minnesota's civil rights enforcement agency looked into how officers used force, stopped, searched and arrested minorities compared to white residents. Their analysis found wide disparities in the treatment of different races. Its conclusions could be used to force the police department to change its practices and policies. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

21-04-23, 12:02	#20
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: GEORGE FLOYD; Supreme Court Rejects Killer Cop Chauvins Murder Conviction Appeal Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Loses Appeal For a New Trial in The Murder of George Floyd The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin's appeal for a new trial over the 2020 killing of George Floyd. BBC News 21 APR 2023 Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in 2021 after he was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. Three years ago, he was seen on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, sparking protests around the world and a national reckoning on police brutality and systemic racism. William Mohrman, Chauvin's attorney, asked the state appeals court to reverse his conviction last year, arguing legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial. Mohrman said Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill should have moved the trial out of Minneapolis and sequestered the jury because of factors including the extensive pretrial publicity, protests and safety concerns outside the courthouse, and a $27 million city settlement for the family. Neal Katyal, a special attorney for the state, said Cahill carefully managed the trial, which was livestreamed, and Chauvin got “one of the most transparent and thorough trials in our nation’s history." A three-judge panel unanimously upheld Chauvin's conviction Monday. "Police officers undoubtedly have a challenging, difficult and sometimes dangerous job," Presiding Judge Peter Reyes wrote in the 50-page decision. "However, no one is above the law. When they commit a crime, they must be held accountable just as those individuals that they lawfully apprehend. The law only permits police officers to use reasonable force when effecting a lawful arrest. Chauvin crossed that line here when he used unreasonable force on Floyd." Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, the lead prosecutor in the case, said in a statement he was grateful for the court's decision. "Today, my thoughts are today with the family of George Floyd and the communities that have suffered because of his death," Ellison said. "We cannot bring Floyd back, but I hope today’s decision brings another measure of justice." New video shows Derek Chauvin use of excessive force years before George Floyd's death __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

21-11-23, 03:01	#21
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: GEORGE FLOYD; Supreme Court Rejects Killer Cop Chauvins Murder Conviction Appeal US Supreme Court Rejects Chauvins’ Appeal of George Floyd Murder Conviction Decision affirms Minneapolis ex-police officer’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of over 20 years in prison Former Police Officer Involved in Killing of George Floyd Sentenced to 5 Years Guardian Australia 20 NOV 2023 The US supreme court rejected on Monday a conviction appeal for the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd. The decision affirms Derek Chauvin’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of more than 20 years in prison. In October, Chauvin’s legal defense requested the highest court in their nation take up their client’s case, arguing he was denied a fair trial in 2021 because of prejudice in the pretrial due to publicity. They also argued juror misconduct, alleging that it was in the jurors’ best interest to find Chauvin guilty to avoid threats of violence from the public. The supreme court did not provide comment on its decision to refuse Chauvin’s appeal. Floyd, who was Black, was killed by police on 25 May 2020, igniting global protests calling for his murderers to be brought to justice and an end to police brutality and racism worldwide. Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes outside the convenience store where Floyd was suspected of trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill. A video captured by a bystander showed Floyd’s final moments as he called out for his mother and said, “I can’t breathe,” which became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. Three other former officers involved in Floyd’s murder – J Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane – received lesser state and federal sentences. *Chauvin is separately appealing his conviction on federal civil rights charges.* __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

25-11-23, 05:14	#22
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,614 Thanks: 27,637 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: George Floyd: Killer COP Derek Chauvin Stabbed/Seriously Injured in Federal Priso George Floyd Killer COP Derek Chauvin Stabbed and Seriously Injured by Inmate in Federal Prison Derek Chauvin Was Also Previously Convicted of Tax Fraud & Kellie Chauvin, Ex-Wife of Chauvin Was Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case BBC 25 NOV 2023 Kellie Chauvin, Ex-Wife of Chauvin Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been stabbed and seriously injured by an inmate in a federal prison, according to a report. Chauvin was attacked on Friday at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, in Arizona, a source told The Associated Press. The Bureau of Prisons told the news organisation that an inmate, who they did not name, was attacked at around 12.30pm with staff performing “life-saving measures.” The inmate was then taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation. No employees were injured and the FBI was notified, the Bureau of Prisons said. Visiting at the facility, which has about 380 inmates, has been suspended. Floyd, who was Black, died on 25 May 2020 after Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes on the street outside a convenience store where Floyd tried to use a counterfeit $20 bill. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” Floyd’s death touched off protests worldwide, some of which turned violent, and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Chauvin is serving a 21-year sentence at a federal prison for the killing. He is trying to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the murder, claiming new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in 2021. He also pleaded guilty to federal charges for violating Floyd’s civil rights and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Former officers J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were also found guilty of federal civil rights charges and are each serving two to three-and-a-half years in prison. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison For Tax Evasion. Derek Chauvins Ex-Wife Kellie Chauvin Sentenced For Tax Fraud. According to Washington County court documents, Kellie Chauvin was sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years of probation. She will also need to pay nearly $38,000 in restitution.