Tag: floyd
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Killer cop, Chauvin gets 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment — which came after Chauvin broke his yearlong silence to offer condolences to the…
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Derek Chauvin, policeman charged in death of George Floyd released on bail
The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd has been released from jail after posting $1million bail. Derek Chauvin, 46, was released from Oak Heights Prison in Minneapolis Wednesday morning after posting non-cash bond. He faces second-degree murder charges over Floyd’s May 25 killing. According to reports a staff at Oak Heights confirmed Chauvin was…
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Amid protests, Trump says no racism in America
U.S. President Trump flatly denied the existence of institutional racism in the U.S., but went on to contradict himself by acknowledging the need for racial healing. But he warned that there won’t be healing in the U.S. “by falsely labelling tens of millions of decent Americans as racist.” Trump was speaking in Dallas, Texas today,…