Former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
A former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota, pleaded guilty to manslaughter allegedly in the death of George Floyd.
A former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota, pleaded guilty to manslaughter allegedly in the death of George Floyd.
The death of an elderly activist raises many questions about the knee-jerk reactions of our investigating agencies, lack of application of mind of prison authorities and limitations of our criminal justice system. How Indian democracy responds after the tragic death of the elderly undertrial is yet to be seen. If we fail, the tragedy of Stan Swamy will haunt us for many years
Floyd (46), was killed in a brutal abuse of police force on May 25 last year during an arrest after a store clerk alleged, he had passed a counterfeit USD 20 bill in Minneapolis.
It is an index to the enormity of that tragedy that Robert Aaron Long (21), the man who went on the rampage at three spas in the Atlanta area, has been charged with eight counts of murder in connection with the attacks.
Public anger was reignited after Blake was shot seven times by a white police officer in Kenosha city, leading to consecutive days of protests and violence.
Earlier, Jason Holder had said that they were yet to make any such plans and informed that here would be a team discussion before deciding on something.
Police were investigating reports "about vigilante groups possibly instigating this violence," city police chief Michael Geier said in a Twitter statement.
The white officer who fired at Brooks has been identified as Garrett Rolfe, and he has been fired by the police department.
Marcelo knelt down on one knee after scoring a goal on against Eibar on Sunday to express his solidarity to the ongoing anti-racism movements.
It is only the fifth time in the council's 14-year history that it has agreed to hold an 'urgent debate', which is a special debate agreed upon within a regular session of the council.
