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.
Police1 coverage of events reviews 12 things every police department’s civil unrest plan needs, the 5 stages of riot prep, why police reform must be evidence-based and why community solidarity matters.
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Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed in prison and is now serving his sentence in a different facility
Failure to plan is planning to fail, and that’s glaringly evident when large-scale civil unrest breaks out
The man was also ordered to pay over $30K to the NYPD for the destroyed vehicle
An attorney for Chauvin argued that legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial
Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department Corporal Peter Hart describes what makes RCSD’s Special Response Team unique
J. Alexander Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights
The retraining and change in tactics are “a direct reflection of lessons learned in 2020,” said Chief Michel Moore
The new policy details de-escalation steps officers must take and “professionalism” they are required to show when dealing with mass protests
PD must abide by a 14-month injunction that requires LEOs to restrict their use of tear gas, less-lethal munitions, pepper spray and long-range acoustic devices
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
The author of “Criminal (In) Justice” discusses what the push for decarceration and depolicing gets wrong and who it hurts most
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
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