Minneapolis officer's murder charge to be upgraded in George Floyd death, 3 others charged: report

That was a mistake IMO. Unless they somehow get a kangaroo court proving, 2nd degree murder is magnitudes more difficult to prove than 3rd degree is.

 

And felony murder, codified in MN under 2nd degree murder subdivision 2, doesn't require intent to kill.

It only requires an underlying felony. Police use of force is assault unless its justified, and he's not cleared to use force on a suspect who was already in cuffs and secured for transport making the whole yanking him back out of the car and sitting on his head assault. It lead to bodily injury which makes it 3rd degree assault in MN, classified as a felony. A man died during the course of the felony = felony murder whether or not you intended to kill him.

It LITERALLY says without intent to kill in the statute. You may quote the 2nd degree murder statute he's charged with and illustrate where it would have required intent. He's being charged with 2nd degree murder ,subdivision 2 under MN law. Quote it for the class dear. Go on. I promise to be gentle.

He's losing his mind because, according to not one but two autopsies, he's being slowly choked to death by a carotid hold and restriction of his diaphragm in front of a crowd of people and the guy doing it isn't in some blind rage or fear for his life he's just calmly, casually murdering this man in full view of the public.

 

George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force.

The lawsuit came the same day that members of a city charter commission took public comments on a proposal to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. Many residents strongly favored putting the proposal to a citywide vote in November.

The civil rights lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, was announced by attorney Ben Crump and other lawyers representing Floyd’s family members. It seeks compensatory and special damages in an amount to be determined by a jury. It also asks for a receiver to be appointed to ensure that the city properly trains and supervises officers in the future.