George Floyd Protests
Bystander footage of the in-custody death of George Floyd led to the firing of four Minneapolis police officers and violent protests in the city and throughout the nation. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen in the video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, was later arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, for which he was found guilty on April 20, 2021.
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Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department Corporal Peter Hart describes what makes RCSD’s Special Response Team unique
The author of “Criminal (In) Justice” discusses what the push for decarceration and depolicing gets wrong and who it hurts most
Nine steps to develop a well-rounded and holistic protest policing response
Urooj Rahman asked a judge to spare her prison time and give her a “second chance” to redeem herself for what she called a momentary lapse of judgment
As part of his plea agreement, J. Alexander Kueng admitted he held Floyd down while handcuffed, knowing from his training this could create a substantial risk
In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors agreed to drop arson charges that would have carried a seven-year mandatory minimum prison term
The man reportedly severed his finger when an officer shot him with a less-lethal projectile
The audit is in response to concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd
“You’re like a zombie. You’re not even coherent. You’re kind of just going through motions.”
Stephan Cannon killed David Dorn as he tried to stop a pawn shop from being looted during protests in 2020
This was the first civil trial from the Portland 2020 protests to reach a jury, with more than 50 similar lawsuits pending against the city
J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao reported to the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday morning; authorities have not said which facility they will go to
If confirmed, Brian O’Hara will take over a department some city leaders and community members had sought to abolish in recent years
A protest medic filed a $450K lawsuit against the city for a broken arm obtained during a protest
Dzenan Camovic is accused of stabbing a police officer in the neck, then stealing his gun to shoot two other cops
Thomas Lane is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights
Indira Sheumaker’s countersuit says two officers used excessive force and violated her civil rights when they arrested her during a 2020 protest
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to serve his 2 1/2 years at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tao Thao was given 3.5 years
The complex formulas for calculating their sentences will use the crime of involuntary manslaughter, rather than murder, as a starting point
A judge called Thomas Lane’s role in the restraint that killed Floyd “a very serious offense in which a life was lost”
A protester arrested in 2020 claimed that a lengthy, warrantless seizure of her cellphone violated her Fourth Amendment rights
Law enforcement agencies must carefully balance the optics of providing public safety during protests while preparing for the potential of violence
Two Des Moines officers claim the incident was “nothing short of domestic terrorism”
Police responses to public protests and unrest have varied over time
Different police tactics yield different responses from protesters: tactical mismatches are likely to influence escalation as well as who joins or desists from protest events
But the judge denied the defense’s request to change venues for the trial because of pretrial publicity
More than 15 officers turned out to support the daughter of a fallen colleague
The document urges action in the face of rising violent crime and the coexisting challenge of recruiting and retaining police officers
The order requires federal agencies and encourage local police to modify restrictions on no-knock warrants and use-of-force
A city attorney says his team hasn’t found evidence that officers used social media to spy on Black organizations and leaders
In exchange for the plea, Thomas Lane agreed to a sentence of three years
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