U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger told a community forum in north Minneapolis that his office wasn't ready to help negotiate a gang truce in Minneapolis, but they were willing to consider the idea.
There has been more public attention given to the "reasonableness" standard for police use of deadly force than the necessity standard, but both are essential for evaluating the criminal liability of police who kill.
An excerpt from the forthcoming "His Name Is George Floyd: One Man s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice" re-creates the day leading up to his murder.