3 ex-officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights

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published 24 February 2022

Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights during his May 2020 arrest, The Associated Press reports.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane were convicted of "depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes," writes AP. Chauvin previously pleaded guilty to violating Floyd's civil rights, and was sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges including second-degree murder in his separate state trial.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.

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