With the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin underway in the Hennepin County courthouse (jury selection is underway), it might be a good time to revisit the circumstances of George Floyd’s death.
David Read has done a yeoman’s job of detailing the myths and the facts of Floyd’s death.
Read notes:
“Who was George Floyd? A criminal, for one thing. Floyd had several drug arrests on his rap sheet. His most serious offense was a home-invasion robbery in which he held a gun to a pregnant woman’s belly, a crime for which he served five years in a Texas jail. Originally from Houston, Floyd moved to Minneapolis and, at the time of his death last May, was working as a bouncer at a nightclub.”
These are facts that no one disputes. Floyd’s crimes are a matter of public record. Also well known is the fact that he worked as a bouncer for a nightclub. Also known by most of the public is that he died while lying on a Minneapolis street with Officer Chauvin keeping him prone by the use of his knee on Floyd’s neck.
The Myth:
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