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The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continued Monday, April 12, 2021, as a use of force expert, cardiologist and George Floyd's brother testified.
No reasonable officer would have believed that that was an appropriate, acceptable or reasonable use of force, Stoughton said of the way Floyd was held facedown with a knee across his neck for up to 9 minutes, 29 seconds.
He said, too, that the failure to roll Floyd over and render aid as his increasing medical distress became obvious was unreasonable.
He said it was unreasonable as well to think that Floyd might harm officers or escape after he had been handcuffed to the ground. And in yet another blow to Chauvin s defence, Stoughton said a reasonable officer would not have viewed the yelling bystanders as a threat.
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The police killing in a Minneapolis suburb adds to tensions around the trial of Derek Chauvin. Protesters there defied a 7 p.m. curfew. Police officers fired tear gas and made arrests.
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Protesters gathered outside the Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minn., for a second night, in violation of the city’s curfew. Officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.CreditCredit.Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
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A protester standing in front of police officers in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Monday night.Credit.Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times