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[Update] Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Sentenced to Life in Prison for Federal Hate Crime
The shooter and his father attempted to avoid serving time in Georgia’s brutal state prison system.
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![[Updated] Every Ex-Cop Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Has Been Sentenced](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/55d02962a2184ab53e913edea7a6ebf7-300x200.jpg)
[Updated] Every Ex-Cop Charged in George Floyd’s Killing Has Been Sentenced
The case for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander was rescheduled to ensure a non-biased jury.
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Light Sentences For the Other Cops Who Killed George Floyd Defy Logic and Humanity
That the former officers who watched Floyd perish will do less than five years is unacceptable.
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![Derek Chauvin Gets 21-Year Federal Sentence And Showed His True Cowardice Today [UPDATE]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/8a6a070f65cd9b80815a11c265745c47-300x200.jpg)
Derek Chauvin Gets 21-Year Federal Sentence And Showed His True Cowardice Today [UPDATE]
The ex-Minneapolis cop was sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights.
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Feds Seek 25 Years For Derek Chauvin For Violating George Floyd’s Rights
Prosecutors say it's "reasonable and appropriate" for his crimes.
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Stripped of Qualified Immunity, Derek Chauvin Gets Sued
Civilians the ex-cop abused now want their day in civil court
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Louisiana Governor Knew About Body Cam Video In Black Man’s Death
Gov. John Bel Edwards watched the brutal 30 minute footage but didn't immediately give it to investigators.
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Biden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
Biden's executive order will establish a national Law Enforcement Accountability Database and outlaw chokeholds for 100,000 federal officers.
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Two Years After The Murder Of George Floyd, America Still Won’t Change The Way It Polices Black People
Despite his death galvanizing nationwide racial justice protests, law enforcement continues to brutalize Black folks the same way as they ever did.