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Protests have exploded across the US after a video showed Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an African American man, despite his pleas that he could not breathe. Floyd lost consciousness and died. Paul Butler discusses the history of police killings of black Americans and whether Floyd’s death could be a turning point
Protests have erupted across the US after a video showed George Floyd, a 46-year old African American man, being arrested in Minneapolis on 25 May and a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, continuing to kneel on his neck even after Floyd pleaded that he could not breathe.
Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and will appear in court next week. The three other former officers, Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao – all of whom were at the scene – remain under investigation. Continue reading...