BREAKING Former Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, as they deprived him medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes
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The former officers are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care. Kueng and Thao are also charged with failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the May 25, 2020, videotaped killing of the 46-year-old Black man that triggered protests worldwide and a reexamination of racism and policing.During the monthlong trial, prosecutors sought to show that the officers violated their training, including when they failed to move Floyd or give him CPR.
A handful of protesters stood outside the courthouse Thursday morning holding large signs, including one mocking the officers that said, “If I only had a brain, a heart, the nerve." It was decorated with pictures of the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz.” Prosecutors sought to show during the monthlong trial that the officers violated their training, including when they failed to roll Floyd onto his side or give him CPR. They argued that Floyd’s condition was so serious that even bystanders without basic medical training could see he needed help.
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