Posted on Jul 9, 2020
'Stop yelling', officer told gasping George Floyd
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The US police officer accused of George Floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents.
The unarmed black man cried out for his late mother and children as he said the Minneapolis policeman would kill him, transcripts from body-cam footage show.
They were disclosed in court by lawyers for one of the four officers involved.
The documents offer the clearest picture yet of Mr Floyd's last moments. His death in May sparked global uproar.
It led to a wave of anti-racism protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement, and stirred debate and reflection in the US over the country's history of slavery and segregation.
All four officers involved in taking Mr Floyd into custody were fired and arrested. Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck, faces several charges including second-degree murder, while the other three - Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao - are charged with aiding and abetting murder.
The unarmed black man cried out for his late mother and children as he said the Minneapolis policeman would kill him, transcripts from body-cam footage show.
They were disclosed in court by lawyers for one of the four officers involved.
The documents offer the clearest picture yet of Mr Floyd's last moments. His death in May sparked global uproar.
It led to a wave of anti-racism protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement, and stirred debate and reflection in the US over the country's history of slavery and segregation.
All four officers involved in taking Mr Floyd into custody were fired and arrested. Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck, faces several charges including second-degree murder, while the other three - Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao - are charged with aiding and abetting murder.
'Stop yelling', officer told gasping George Floyd
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel This guy could have been and may have been a real dirtbag but he didn't deserve to die the way he did. They say he was claustrophobic and didn't want to get in the back of the car. Well they are not going to walk him to the police station and a lot of cops woud have just cuffed him and stuffed him in the back of the car. There was no reason to sit on his neck and chest for nine minutes. I sort of feel for the officer who was a rookie as he should have known better but he was doing what he was told by his superior officer. Sort of like in the military where we are obligated to refuse a unlawful order. Sad that this has been going on and on. We do need change.
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