MINNESOTA: George Floyd

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd walked into Cup Foods Store in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to buy cigarettes. He paid and walked
out of the store. The store clerk believed the $20 bill Floyd
used was counterfeit, so at 8pm he called the police. This is
something Cup Foods employees had done a dozen times when they
received what they believed to be counterfeit money.   
Officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were the first officers
on scene. They handcuffed Floyd, who was sitting in his car
outside of the Cup Foods with two other people. Soon
thereafter, Officer Derek Chauvin (Army Reserve Veteran) and
Officer Tou Thao arrived on scene. After a struggle, Floyd
found himself face down in the pavement parallel to the squad car,
with Officer Chauvin’s knee in his neck.    Bystanders
quickly began filming on their phones and they filmed a horrific
act. Three police officers (Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng,
and Tou Thao) watched as 19-year police veteran Derek Chauvin
placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
  Screams of “check his pulse” erupt from the bystanders after
Floyd stopped talking and moving, but the bystanders’ cries go
unanswered.    Floyd was pronounced dead at 9:25pm. 
  Join Margot as she discusses the facts of the case and the
charges against the four officers.  ----- All sources for this
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