Log in
Control Panel
Your profile |
Social |
Private messages |
Other |
Notifications
Who is online?
In total there is 1 user online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 1 Guest
None
Most users ever online was 156 on Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:22 am
None
Most users ever online was 156 on Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:22 am
Recent Members
Statistics
We have 42 registered users
The newest registered user is JanCarter
Our users have posted a total of 4444 messages in 2050 subjects
The newest registered user is JanCarter
Our users have posted a total of 4444 messages in 2050 subjects
Latest topics
BG Music
Three Former Minneapolis Officers Found Guilty on All Counts of Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
Page 1 of 1 • Share
Three Former Minneapolis Officers Found Guilty on All Counts of Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
#5216Celina Tebor, National Breaking News Reporter, USA TODAY wrote:Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on all counts Thursday of violating the civil rights of George Floyd.
Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were charged and found guilty of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.
Thao and Kueng were also convicted of willfully failing to intervene and stop Chauvin in the May 25, 2020, killing.
“These officers tried to devise any excuse that could let them wash the blood from their hands, but following these verdicts George’s blood will forever stain them,” Floyd’s legal team said in a statement. “Today’s guilty verdicts should serve as the guiding example of why police departments across America should expand and prioritize instruction on an officer’s duty to intervene and recognize when a fellow officer is using excessive force.”
The jury deliberated for a total of 13 hours after closing arguments on Tuesday before reaching a verdict.
The former officers were tried together but charged separately because of their different roles in Floyd’s killing. Thao held back bystanders. Kueng helped restrain Floyd by kneeling on his back, and Lane held the feet of the 46-year-old Black man.
Lane is white, Kueng is Black, and Thao is Hmong.
Lane shook his head and looked at his attorney as his verdict was read, according to a pool report. Thao and Kueng showed no visible emotion.
Conviction of a federal civil rights violation that results in death is punishable by life in prison or even death, but such sentences are extremely rare. The former officers will remain free on bond pending sentencing.
“The Justice Department will continue to seek accountability for law enforcement officers whose actions, or failure to act, violate their constitutional duty to protect the civil rights of our citizens," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. "George Floyd should be alive today.”
The trial lasted for about a month and included testimony [url=]from an officer who provided medical training[/url] to two of the defendants and from the officers themselves.
Prosecutors argued the three officers violated their training when they failed to roll Floyd on his side or give him CPR. The officers stood by as Chauvin slowly killed Floyd, when even bystanders without medical training could see he needed help, they said.
While prosecutors said the officers’ training meant they knew they had a duty to stop Chauvin and render medical aid, defense attorneys argued the Minneapolis Police Department’s training was inadequate.
They also argued police culture teaches officers to defer to their seniors, saying Chauvin called all the shots at the scene. Lane and Kueng, both rookies, argued they deferred to Chauvin. Thao testified he relied on the other officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs with his attention elsewhere.
Chauvin pleaded guilty to the federal case in December. He had already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd's death and was sentenced to 22½ years in prison.
“This case highlights so many of the failures in our policing system,” Ben Feist, interim executive director of the ACLU of Minnesota, said in a statement. “Officers targeted a Black man for disparate treatment and then used the debunked theory of ‘excited delirium’ to attempt to justify their horrifying act of violence. They used overwhelming and unnecessary force over a minor offense."
Eighteen people were selected to serve as jurors in January, including six alternates. Fifteen people remained after closing arguments – 12 who deliberated and three alternates. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson, who oversaw the federal trial, ordered Wednesday that the jurors' names be sealed for at least 10 years.
Lane, Kueng and Thao also face a separate state trial in June on charges alleging they aided and abetted murder and manslaughter.
BETHEA'S BYTE will be here to cover the state trial for these defendants. Get ready. The heat is on!
Just Saying
Similar topics
» Derek Chauvin Sentenced to Just Over 20 Years for Violating George Floyd's Federal Civil Rights
» 3 More Minneapolis Officers Charged in George Floyd Death, Derek Chauvin Charges Elevated
» Ex-Minneapolis Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Get Tentative Trial Date in March
» John R. Lewis, Front-Line Civil Rights Leader and Eminence of Capitol Hill, Dies at 80
» Minneapolis Police Officers Pen Open Letter Condemning Former Officer Derek Chauvin
» 3 More Minneapolis Officers Charged in George Floyd Death, Derek Chauvin Charges Elevated
» Ex-Minneapolis Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Get Tentative Trial Date in March
» John R. Lewis, Front-Line Civil Rights Leader and Eminence of Capitol Hill, Dies at 80
» Minneapolis Police Officers Pen Open Letter Condemning Former Officer Derek Chauvin
Create an account or log in to leave a reply
You need to be a member in order to leave a reply.
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:46 pm by Kyng
» Last thing you ate/drank
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:52 pm by Kyng
» What are you looking forward to right now?
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:51 pm by Kyng
» What are your plans for the day
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:06 am by Kyng
» What are your plans for the day.
Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:49 am by Cool Cory
» 2023/24 NFL season
Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:34 am by Cool Cory
» Karen freakout compliation
Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:30 am by Benny
» What NFL team do you support?
Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:55 am by Cool Cory
» NFL 2023 fixture release
Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:26 am by Cool Cory
» 2022-2023 NFL SEASON
Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:08 pm by The Last Outlaw