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(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
(Score: 2) by epitaxial on Saturday June 26 2021, @04:23AM (4 children)
Remind me again what law enforcement powers Kyle had?
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @04:39AM
Vigilantes's power.
Trump deluded them they have all rights to do it. Because "law and ORDER, on my ORDER dammit [theguardian.com]"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 26 2021, @05:28AM (2 children)
1/ The law of self-defense,
and given the outcome;
2/ The law of superior firepower.
(Score: 2) by epitaxial on Saturday June 26 2021, @07:36PM (1 child)
I don't understand these weird masturbatory fantasies about wanting to shoot protestors. Your life must be terribly shallow and frightening to lash out against people with a point of view different from yours.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 27 2021, @05:16AM
I don't have fantasies about shooting protesters, but you have to be a special kind of idiot to chase and attack a guy carrying a rifle. Think of it as evolution in action.