Chauvin admits ‘he knew’ kneeling on George Floyd’s neck ‘was wrong’

Chauvin admits ‘he knew’ kneeling on George Floyd’s neck ‘was wrong’

The former police officer had already been convicted of murdering George Floyd. Now he has acknowledged he heard bystanders urging him to check Floyd’s pulse but did nothing.

  • byHolly Bailey

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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in jail for George Floyd’s murder

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in jail for George Floyd’s murder

A Minnesota judge has sentenced former police officer Derek Chauvin to 22½ years in prison for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest last year.

  • byNicholas Pfosi andJonathan Allen
From LA riots to justice for George Floyd:America’s reckoning with race

From LA riots to justice for George Floyd:America’s reckoning with race

He was in LA for the riots after Rodney King was beaten. Thirty years later Jud Kilgore,his Australian wife and their daughter celebrated the Chauvin verdict.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Trump in heels’ candidate says Derek Chauvin verdict makes her ‘sick’

‘Trump in heels’ candidate says Derek Chauvin verdict makes her ‘sick’

Her comments,captured in a video she posted to Facebook,drew rebukes from state and national Democratic groups.

  • byLaura Vozzella
Who is the ex-police officer found guilty of murder in George Floyd case?

Who is the ex-police officer found guilty of murder in George Floyd case?

Before he was convicted of murder and manslaughter over the killing of George Floyd,Derek Chauvin had patrolled the streets of Minneapolis for almost 20 years.

  • byStephen Montemayor,Jennifer Bjorhus andMatt McKinney
Would justice for George Floyd have occurred if not for the video?
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Would justice for George Floyd have occurred if not for the video?

I wonder about justice in those police killings that were not,by chance,recorded on a smartphone.

  • byLZ Granderson
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Derek Chauvin faces decades in jail for the murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin faces decades in jail for the murder of George Floyd

The former police officer who was filmed kneeling on the neck of the black man last May has been found guilty of two counts of murder and one of manslaughter.

  • byMatthew Knott
As it happened:Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder

As it happened:Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder

The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin has found the former police officer guilty on all three charges over the death of George Floyd last year.

  • byCraig Butt andRachael Dexter
‘We are able to breathe again’:the emotional speech from George Floyd’s brother Philonise

‘We are able to breathe again’:the emotional speech from George Floyd’s brother Philonise

Philonise Floyd,George Floyd’s brother,had to hold back the tears as he spoke on the courthouse steps after the verdict.

Justice delivered,disaster averted:America believes its own eyes
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Justice delivered,disaster averted:America believes its own eyes

Life in the United States has taught African Americans to guard against hope. The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial showed that police can be held accountable.

  • byMatthew Knott
The verdict:George Floyd’s life mattered - and a grieving family finds justice

The verdict:George Floyd’s life mattered - and a grieving family finds justice

His murder invaded American lives and haunted dreams. It came at people from their televisions,their telephones and their laptops. The heartlessness of it couldn’t be ignored or shrugged off.

  • byRobin Givhan