Conviction of Police Officers Involved in Murder of African-American Citizen

Former Minneapolis Police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were sentenced, who violated the civil rights of African-American citizen George Floyd.They were sentenced to three years in prison and three and a half years, respectively, while their former partner Thomas Lane was sentenced in late July last year to two and a half years. By deprivation of the constitutional right to ‘be free from the deliberate indifference of a policeman to his serious medical needs’, in custody in need of care. Floyd was arrested outside a store, accused of using a counterfeit bill to pay for a pack of cigarettes. he was handcuffed and subdued on the ground on his chest. An element of the police, nailed his knee on the neck of the victim for nine minutes, who, despite warnings of not being able to breathe, did not stop and led to his death, a video that caused shock worldwide. Responsible who obtained more than 20 in prison, while the companions received short sentences, despite the fact that prosecutors asked for justice with longer duration. We recommend you read: Police subdue man in Badiraguato, Sinaloa

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