October 7. 2020

Derek Chauvin

After plunging America into protests and riots over his outrageous criminal behavior that left an innocent man dead, fired police officer, Derek Chauvin, is free on $1,000,000 bond. Chauvin infamously murdered unarmed, handcuffed black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25th, in an incident that touched off unprecedented protests in America.

George Floyd

People are outraged that Chauvin is now free on bail. There are cases where the crime was so egregious the suspect was denied bail. This should have been one of those cases. Chauvin murdered a man and set off protests where others were injured, maimed and killed. Chauvin's conduct widened the racial divide in America. Releasing him on bail is adding insult to injury.

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Ex-officer charged in George Floyd's death freed on $1M bond

October 7, 2020 — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted a $1 million bond and was released from the state's facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained. Hennepin County jail records show he was released shortly before 11:30 a.m.

Floyd, a Black man in handcuffs, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for several minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Floyd’s death was captured in widely seen bystander video that set off protests around the world. Chauvin and three other officers were fired. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter; Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter...

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