This is the shocking moment Minneapolis officer Tou Thao was seen ignoring pleas for help from bystanders as white cop Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. The video was shared on Sunday morning by Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing Floyd’s family. ‘This is beyond disturbing, even harder to watch than the first video,’ Crump warned in the caption of the video. Crump then wrote: ‘Tou Thao stood guard as Derek Chauvin …
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A Minneapolis man, who identified Derek Chauvin from the video where he was kneeling on the neck of George Floyd till he died, has told of how the same officer almost killed him in 2008. According to Daily Beast, Ira Latrell Toles,33, said Derek Chauvin stormed into his home on May 24, 2008, and assaulted him in the bathroom before shooting him in the stomach. After watching the video on George Floyd’s tragic death on Tuesday evening, Toles texted …
A group of protesters gathered outside a house they believe belongs to the officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck until he died. In videos shared online, the protesters can be seen outside the home in Oakdale for the second day in a row. It is believed to be the home of officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin has been fired for the part he played in the death of an unarmed black man, Geroge Floyd. However, protesters say it’s not enough …
The US President, Donald Trump has reacted following the death of George Floyd after a police officer knelt on his neck while two others pinned his stomach and legs down. Trump described George’s death as “very sad and tragic” and he disclosed that he has asked the FBI to expedite investigation. He wrote on Twitter: “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic …
The identities of at least two of the 4 cops involved in the death of an African American man, George Floyd, have been revealed and one of the officers, the one who knelt on George’s neck, is being termed a racist after a photo of him wearing a “Make Whites Great Again” hat emerged. Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, is seen kneeling on George’s neck in a video shared online. The video was almost 10 minutes long and for most …
Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey was emotional as he reacted to the death of George Floyd, an African American man which was caught on video when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for 5 minutes. Jacob Frey said during a press conference: “Being Black in America should not be a death sentence. For five minutes, we watched as a White officer pressed his knee into the neck of a Black man. For five minutes.” At this point …