Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe
Donald Trump -- who has faced criticism for his responses to the outbreak of the protests against racism and police brutality -- said he wanted to 'see really compassionate but strong law enforcement', adding 'toughness is sometimes the most compassionate'.
In an earlier escalation, US President Donald Trump, known for his spontaneous tweets, attacking his political rivals and media organisations, was fact-checked by Twitter for the first time.
However, unlike the unfortunate incident in Minneapolis, the cops in Jodhpur reportedly acted after the person, said to be mentally challenged, turned violent after being confronted by the police.
One of the few statues of a foreign leader on a federal land in Washington DC, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was dedicated by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in the presence of the then US president Bill Clinton on September 16, 2000 during his state visit to the US.
Floyd died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly pleaded, 'I can’t breathe', and 'please, I can’t breathe'.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said that Floyd's memory must not be 'drowned out by an angry mob' and added that he has 'strongly recommended' to every Governor to deploy the national guard in sufficient numbers to dominate the streets until the violence has been quelled.
George Floyd stopped breathing after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Protestors took over the park next to the White White House while the authorities used tear gas, pepper spray and flash bang grenades to diffuse them as they lit several large fires.
The shocking videotaped death last Monday of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis ignited the nationwide wave of outrage over law enforcement's repeated use of lethal force against unarmed African Americans.
