Breaking: Charges against George Floyd's killer elevated to second-degree murder; three other cops to be charged with aiding and abetting murder

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Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to elevate charges against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck while adding charges of aiding and abetting murder against the other three officers at the scene, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the case.

Ellison is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the state's investigation into Floyd's death. According to sources, former officer Derek Chauvin, recorded on video kneeling on Floyd's neck as he begged for air on May 25, will now be charged with second-degree murder.

The other three officers at the scene — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — will also be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, according to the sources, who spoke on conditions of anonymity. Chauvin was arrested last Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

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[Dest]

Hey hey! Some good news

 

[Link]

Pleasantly surprised with this update.

 

[Falchion]

Wow!!!!!!!!!! This is huge. Maybe some accountability finally.

 

[AZ Greg]

Better!

 

[Pein]

Good shit yo

 

[TheAbsolution]

OK, some more good steps.
Now, get a conviction.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Don't stop protesting.

 

[YaBish]

Good stuff. Was hoping Keith Ellison wouldn't let us down.

Keep protesting :)

 

[Jeffolation]

An improvement.

 

[Protein]

Get fucked. Hope every police officer is seething or shitting their pants right now.

 

[adj_noun]

Second degree murder in Minnesota can get you up to 40 years in prison.

 

[Nikokuno]

Don't stop protesting.

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[infinitebento]

we cannot stop protesting despite this.

 

[Giga Man]

Keep it going!

 

[Loudninja]

Good! Keep up the pressure with protesting.

 

[HiLife]

Fuck em.

 

[LiK]

Conviction is required next

 

[Cantaim]

Oh hell yeah

 

[Ex Lion Tamer]

Don't stop protesting.

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This. There needs to be widespread reform in every police department across the United States.

 

[chefbags]

Don't stop protesting.

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Yep.

 

[Pbae]

LET'S GO!

 

[ezekial45]

That's better. Don't stop these protests, keep going.

 

[Finaika]

Good!

 

[Serene]

Don't stop protesting.

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Yep. All the shit we've seen over the past week has just reinforced that this is necessary.

 

[BassForever]

How long until "you got what you wanted now stop protesting" because the new conservative think piece spin?

And good this needed to happen

 

[boxter432]

Keith taking over this was the best thing that could have happened regarding the case

 

[Kinsei]

Good.

They better get convicted.

 

[Liquid Plejades]

Don't stop protesting.

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this

 

[Biosnake]

Progress

 

[BlackGoku03]

Finally good news. Protesting don't need to stop though.

 

[Tom Nook]

Good.

 

[Inyourprime]

About time.

 

[Deleted member 864]

Good. We gotta keep up the pressure though.

 

[wingkongex]

Only took a week of worldwide protests.

 

[Heromanz]

Untill there is a conviction this means nothing

 

[Giga Man]

we cannot stop protesting despite this.

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Even after they're locked up in prison, we cannot stop.

 

[Lotus]

Protesting works, keep up the pressure! Good shit

 

[Dark Mantonio]

The protests are working.

 

[Tahnit]

DONT STOP PROTESTING. We continue this shit until we get police reform.

 

[mreddie]

Ain't over yet.

Big step though.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Good

 

[Aurica]

How long until "you got what you wanted now stop protesting" because the new conservative think piece spin?

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I'm sure we'll see that today.

 

[Fliesen]

Watch the narrative shift to "Look, you got what you wanted, now everybody go home! Why are you still rioting? So much about peaceful protesters having a cause..." - completely ignoring the countless acts of seneseless violence, brutality and abuse of power that have been displayed over the last days...

 

[GK86]

Now convict the motherfuckers.

 

[Dog]

Fuck yes.

 

[Mekanos]

Every second the police brutalize the protestors, the protests become more and more justified. I hope they don't stop.

 

[mute]

Now find their asses and lock them up

 

[Dartastic]

we cannot stop protesting despite this.

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If this happened immediately, maybe, just MAYBE the protests wouldn't have popped off the way they have. But yeah. Far, far too much has happened now. Fuck this shit. Keep going.

 

[Prolepro]

oh look, the bare minimum

only took over a week of protesting and 6000 arrests