By Rick Pezzullo— On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a white police officer while being arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a deli. The police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds after he was handcuffed lying face down, while three other officers stood by. On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty by a jury of second and third-degree murder […]
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