Minnesota’s attorney general, who led the prosecution against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, said prosecutors didn’t bring hate crime charges against Chauvin in George Floyd’s death because there was no evidence of racial bias. Asked by CBS’ “60 Minutes” if the law enforcement restraint leading to Floyd’s death last year was a hate crime, Attorney General Keith Ellison said he wouldn’t call it that “because hate crimes are crimes where there’s an explicit motive and of bias.” “We don’t have any evidence that Derek Chauvin factored in George Floyd’s race as he did what he did.” Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for more than nine minutes outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. Floyd stopped breathing during that time and was ultimately declared dead. Chauvin was convicted last week of three counts in the death, including second-degree murder. He faces up to 40 years in prison. Prosecutors …
Minnesota Attorney General Explains Why George Floyd’s Death Not Charged as Hate Crime
April 26, 2021
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