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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jun 23, 2021, 12:47 PM Jun 2021

Derek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison in Friday sentencing for murder of George Floyd

More than a year after George Floyd took his last breath, the ex-cop who murdered him will face a Minnesota judge Friday and receive a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has sat in a maximum-security prison cell since a jury found him guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter April 20. Chauvin, who has never expressed remorse for Floyd's death, will have the opportunity to speak for the first time at the hearing.

Though he’s a first-time offender, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill found that Chauvin should face a higher sentence because his crimes involved abusing his position of trust and authority and killing Floyd in the presence of children, among other aggravating factors.

Chauvin's defense attorney Eric Nelson asked for probation or far less prison time. The prosecution argued that Chauvin deserves the maximum penalty for actions that "traumatized Mr. Floyd’s family, the bystanders who watched Mr. Floyd die and the community. And his conduct shocked the nation’s conscience."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/derek-chauvin-faces-up-to-30-years-in-prison-in-friday-sentencing-for-murder-of-george-floyd/ar-AALlShu

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Derek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison in Friday sentencing for murder of George Floyd (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
He needs to be kept out of society. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #1
+ 100 Yup... abqtommy Jun 2021 #2
Plus, he was a cop at the time. grumpyduck Jun 2021 #3
Should be life in prison for what he did Blue Owl Jun 2021 #4
... Faux pas Jun 2021 #5

grumpyduck

(6,669 posts)
3. Plus, he was a cop at the time.
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 12:59 PM
Jun 2021

I would think that counts for something, i.e., he "should" have known better.

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