Two ex-officers who restrained George Floyd sentenced to 3 years and 3.5 years in federal prison

[onthedarkside]

 

(CNN) - J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, two of the former Minneapolis Police officers convicted of federal charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, were sentenced to 3 years and 3.5 years in prison, respectively, on Wednesday.

 

Kueng, who held down Floyd's torso, and Thao, who kept a group of bystanders back, were each convicted in February of violating Floyd's civil rights and of failing to intervene to stop their colleague Derek Chauvin during the restraint.

 

With the sentences, all four of the officers who helped restrain Floyd in May 2020 have now been sentenced to prison time.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/us/tou-thao-kueng-george-floyd-sentence/index.html

 

 

[onthedarkside]

Floyd Family, Activists See Inequality as 3 Ex-Cops Get Sentences Below Guidelines

Some of George Floyd's family members and activists believe the sentences three former Minneapolis police officers received for their involvement in the murder were too short. However, a legal expert called the sentences "groundbreaking"

 

Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.

 

Tou Thao, who held back concerned bystanders as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, got 3 1/2 years. J. Alexander Kueng, who pinned Floyd's back, got three. And Thomas Lane, who held Floyd's feet and asked twice about rolling the Black man on his side, got 2 1/2.

 

For some Floyd family members and activists, the penalties were too small — and a bitter reminder of a justice system they say does not treat all people equally.

 

“Once again, our judicial system favored people that should be locked up forever," Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, said Thursday. The officers, he said, “contributed to the most brutal, heinous killing in most of our lifetimes.”

 

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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/floyd-family-activists-see-inequality-as-3-ex-cops-get-sentences-below-guidelines/2952063/

 

 

 

[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, onthedarkside said:

Some of George Floyd's family members and activists believe the sentences three former Minneapolis police officers received for their involvement in the murder were too short. However, a legal expert called the sentences "groundbreaking"

Sometimes a thing can be two things at the same time…

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[JeffersLos]

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

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activists believe the sentences three former Minneapolis police officers received for their involvement in the murder were too short. However, a legal expert called the sentences "groundbreaking"

Sometimes a thing can be two things at the same time…

Yes, the sentences were too short, and they broke the ground with his head. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Yet more evidence of 2022 being a vintage year for Justice.

 

And there’s more to come.

[Justtaste]

That's a very short sentence, sad no justice