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posted by martyb on Friday June 25 2021, @08:45PM   Printer-friendly

(This is from the first link I found online.)

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years for George Floyd Murder:

Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, a Black man, was sentenced to 22 and half years in prison Friday.

[...] The 22 1/2-year sentence is 10 years more than the state’s guidelines and Cahill justified the longer sentence citing “aggravating factors”.

In his ruling last month, Cahill found that prosecutors had shown there were four aggravating factors that would allow him to hand down a longer prison term than sentencing guidelines would dictate.

The judge agreed that Chauvin abused his position of trust and authority; that he treated Floyd with particular cruelty by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes, even as Floyd declared “I can’t breathe”; that he committed the crime as part of a group with three other officers; and that he committed the murder in front of children.

The prosecution had requested Derek Chauvin serve 360 months (30 years) in prison. The defense requested 150 months (12.5 years).

From Wikipedia:

On April 20, 2021, a jury, consisting of six white people and six people of color, found Chauvin guilty on three counts: unintentional second-degree murder; third-degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter

Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jurors deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days before coming to their decision.

Also at: NY Times, NBC News, Newsweek.

Previously:
Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd Arrest in Detail
George Floyd Dead - Officers Fired and Charged - Discuss it Here


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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by c0lo on Saturday June 26 2021, @12:30AM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 26 2021, @12:30AM (#1149418) Journal

    But, it looks like Chauvin may be somebody's scapegoat, too.

    RoE in Iraq [hrw.org] confirmed by vets [twimg.com]
    Cry me a river, when the military are required to keep their heads cool under more pressure than the "poor scapegoat" Chauvin have seen in his entire life.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @08:47AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @08:47AM (#1149560)

    US military training and experience has got a cop fired from the police force: https://www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504718239/military-trained-police-may-be-slower-to-shoot-but-that-got-this-vet-fired [npr.org]
    https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police/police-officer-wins-settlement-city-fired-him-not-shooting [aclu.org]

    It's not like US soldiers are famous for their restraint too. Go ask soldiers of other NATO countries- US soldiers are infamous for blue on blue. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/american-troops-friendly-fire-iraq [theguardian.com]
    Even in WW2: "When the RAF comes over the Germans take cover. When the Luftwaffe comes over the British take cover. When the Americans come over, everyone takes cover".

    So you're doing things very wrong if your cops are more trigger happy than a US soldier.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @09:32AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @09:32AM (#1149566)

      So you're doing things very wrong if your cops are more trigger happy than a US soldier.

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @10:57AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @10:57AM (#1149579)

      I was in Kosovo, and a common saying about the US soldiers was "Do not trust a yank with a gun or a uniform, and for the love of humanity, do NOT trust a yank with both"