A jury will soon decide if the former police officer intended to kill George Floyd when he knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Read more:
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"I've reviewed my share of cases, but this was the worst; the most egregious violation of civil rights I've ever witnessed."I've asked myself... what was his intent? When was enough, enough? He had eight minutes and 46 seconds to think about his actions. One of them was made by LaSean Braddock who was arrested by Chauvin in 2013 after a mistaken identity. The mental health worker later filed a complaint about his aggressive treatment.Mr Braddock says:"I went down on my knees and then I went down to the ground and they jumped all over me.
"It makes me feel like if they would have took me seriously, or all the other people that complained against him seriously, then it may not have been to the point where someone died."The judge has ruled to limit the evidence about previous incidents allowed in the trial. "Where were the checks and the balances?" asks former Minneapolis police conduct review panellist Ken Rance."What might some of those complaints have led to? And were they addressed, where this individual could still be on the streets harming people? That's completely unacceptable. And unfortunately black people in this country bear the brunt of that."
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