Derek Chauvin trial—timeline of events since George Floyd's death

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After the infamous kneeling video that revitalized Black Lives Matter protests, former police officer Derek Chauvin stands trial for charges over the death of George Floyd.

were revived after Chauvin, a 45-year-old white man, was filmed kneeling on the neck of 46-year-old Floyd, a Black man. Then a police officer, Chauvin kept his knee pressed for around eight minutes as Floyd repeatedly stated he could not breathe, later dying in police custody.

A separate autopsy performed by independent experts hired by Floyd's family determined his cause of death to be"asphyxiation from sustained pressure" on his neck and back.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, the case's lead prosecutor, amended the charges against Chauvin to include second degree felony murder, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 40 years. The three other officers—Tou Thao, J.

 

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To see him revered as a martyr, just shows how badly these folks need a good and decent role model.

--Floyd died of overdose. --Police tried to help him first. --Knee on neck is their protocol. --He said he couldnt breathe before he was on ground. --Floyd asked to be put on ground, and asked for police not to leave him. Watch whole video. --Chauvin is innocent, and a hero.

This guys are totally nuts 🥜!

He died from Fentanyl O/D!

George Floyd was a thug Derek Chauvin WILL BE acquitted What's the problem?

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