Derek Chauvin gets another 21-years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
He will be moved to a federal prison A federal judge has sentenced former cop Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights back in 2020. The former officer is already serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter, but the latest ruling means the 46-year-old will […]
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Ex-police officers found guilty in George Floyd death
The officers are set to face another charge for aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin’s actions Three former police officers present at the death of George Floyd denied the unarmed black man of his civil rights, a jury has found. The Minneapolis officers, Tou Thao, 36, J Alexander Kueng, 28, and Thomas Lane, 38, were charged […]
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Parole board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd
They cited ‘procedural errors’ for the decision The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has reportedly withdrawn its recommendation of a posthumous pardon for George Floyd. They cite ‘procedural errors’ as the reason for the withdrawal, and said on Thursday that those errors will be reviewed The recommendation was made for Floyd’s drug conviction to […]
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George Floyd statue defaced in New York for second time
This is the second time the Floyd sculpture has been defaced A new sculpture of the late George Floyd in Union Square, New York City, has been vandalized less than a week after it was unveiled. Blue paint was thrown on the bust of George Floyd at around 10 am on Sunday (October 3), reports […]
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22-and-a-half years over killing of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin, the man who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22-and-a-half years Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been sentenced today. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April. On 25 May last year, Chauvin was recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck […]
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Teacher suspended for telling class George Floyd ‘would still be alive’ if he complied with cops
“Do not fight with the cops,” Alaska high school teacher tells students A teacher from a high school in Alaska has been suspended after she told her class via Zoom that George Floyd ‘would still be alive today’ if he complied with the Minneapolis police officers. The teacher from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, referred […]
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