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Tou Thao: Ex-officer in George Floyd case gets 57 months for role in killing (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Not enough. Let’s remember Floyd got a death sentence with no trial or jury but simply because these cops thought of themselves as judge, jury and executioner.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

What did this guy do? Just not stop the other guy? I'm not American.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He prevented citizens from coming to George Floyds aid. He essentially protected the cops killing Floyd from people trying to save him.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

And one of the onlookers that was trying to intervene was a first responder. She testified in her fire department uniform.

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