The family of George Floyd on Wednesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four sacked police of...
The family of George Floyd on Wednesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four sacked police officers charged in connection with his killing, AP reported.
Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American man, was killed on May 25 after a white former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and manslaughter. Three other officers involved in Floyd’s death – J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – were also charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter.
His family said that the police officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him, adding that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed the suit seeking monetary damages on behalf of Floyd’s children and siblings with the District Court in Minneapolis, calling the case “the tipping point for policing in America”. It also sought that a receiver be appointed to ensure that the city of Minneapolis properly trains and supervises officers in the future.
“This complaint shows what we have said all along, that Floyd died because the weight of the entire Minneapolis Police Department...
