Redigerer Drapet på George Floyd (avsnitt)

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=== George Floyd ===
[[Fil:Wandbild_Portrait_George_Floyd_von_Eme_Street_Art_im_Mauerpark_(Berlin).jpg|thumb|Et portrett av George Floyd framstilt av en gatekunstner i [[Berlin]] i [[Tyskland]].]]
George Perry Floyd var en 46 år gammel [[Afroamerikanere|afroamerikansk]] mann<ref name="KSTP-TV" /> født i [[Fayetteville (Nord-Carolina)|Fayetteville]] i [[Nord-Carolina]], og oppvokst i [[Houston]] i [[Texas]]. Han gikk på Yates High School hvor han spilte på basketball- og fotballaget.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Gill, Julian|dato=2020-05-27|tittel=In Houston, friends and family mourn 'gentle giant' George Floyd amid calls for murder charges for cops|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/george-floyd-family-police-video-death-minneapolis-15298275.php|avis=Houston Chronicle|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528225706/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/george-floyd-family-police-video-death-minneapolis-15298275.php|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Han gikk på South Florida Community College fra 1993 til 1995 og spilte på skolens basketballag.<ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Ebrahimji|fornavn=Alisha|dato=2020-05-29|tittel=This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/george-floyd-trnd/index.html|avis=CNN|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603203042/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/george-floyd-trnd/index.html|arkivdato=2020-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Holton|fornavn=Jennifer|dato=2020-05-29|tittel='A good guy:' College classmate, coach remember George Floyd|url=https://www.fox13news.com/news/a-good-guy-college-classmate-coach-remember-george-floyd|avis=WTVT|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603073837/https://www.fox13news.com/news/a-good-guy-college-classmate-coach-remember-george-floyd|arkivdato=2020-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref> Floyd flyttet tilbake til Houston hvor han begynte i hiphop-gruppen ''Screwed Up Click'' og rappet under artistnavnet Big Floyd.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Julian, Gill|dato=2020-05-27|tittel=Before dying in Minneapolis police custody, George Floyd grew up in Houston's Third Ward|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/George-Floyd-police-brutality-minneapolis-dead-vid-15296192.php|avis=Houston Chronicle|besøksdato=2020-06-01|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528232625/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/George-Floyd-police-brutality-minneapolis-dead-vid-15296192.php|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|etternavn=Burney|fornavn=Lawrence|dato=2020-05-29|tittel=The Rap Report: To George Floyd a.k.a. Big Floyd of the legendary Screwed Up Click|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/05/29/the-rap-report-to-george-floyd-aka-big-floyd-of-the-legendary-screwed-up-click|verk=FADER|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601122710/https://www.thefader.com/2020/05/29/the-rap-report-to-george-floyd-aka-big-floyd-of-the-legendary-screwed-up-click|arkivdato=2020-06-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde bok|forfatter=Walker, Lance Scott|år=2019|tittel=Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=qseFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83#v=onepage&q&f=false|utgiver=University of Texas Press|isbn=9781477317938|side=83|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604103041/https://books.google.ca/books?id=qseFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83#v=onepage&q&f=false|arkivdato=2020-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' rapporterte at Floyd ble siktet for væpnet ran i 2007, som han i 2009 ble i dømt til fem års fengsel for.<ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Toone|fornavn=Stephanie|dato=2020-06-03|tittel=George Floyd, man killed in Minneapolis police encounter, had started new life in Minnesota|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/victim-police-encounter-had-started-new-life-minnesota/rMmT2wipeQFNnsypmh6oBL/|avis=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528221125/https://www.ajc.com/news/victim-police-encounter-had-started-new-life-minnesota/rMmT2wipeQFNnsypmh6oBL/|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Floyd flyttet til Minnesota i 2014 og arbeidet som lastebilsjåfør og som sikkerhetsvakt for restauranten Conga Latin Bistro i Minneapolis.<ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Richmond|fornavn=Todd|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=Who was George Floyd? Unemployed due to coronavirus, he’d moved to Minneapolis for a fresh start|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-george-floyd-biography-20200528-y3l67rrmfnb3dh4x3i5iipneq4-story.html|avis=Chicago Tribune|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603020616/https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-george-floyd-biography-20200528-y3l67rrmfnb3dh4x3i5iipneq4-story.html|arkivdato=2020-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref> Han jobbet på restauranten i fem år,<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Walsh, Paul|dato=2020-05-26|tittel=Man who died in police incident was good friend and like family to his boss, others|url=https://www.startribune.com/boss-remembers-man-who-died-as-a-good-friend-person-and-a-good-tenant/570775702/|avis=Star Tribune|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530135054/https://www.startribune.com/boss-remembers-george-floyd-as-a-good-friend-person-and-a-good-tenant/570775702//|arkivdato=2020-05-30|url-status=live}}</ref> men mistet jobben på grunn av de lokale myndighetenes ordre til befolkningen om å holde seg hjemme under [[COVID-19-pandemien]].<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Richmond, Todd|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=George Floyd had started a new life in Minnesota before he was killed by police|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/28/nation/george-floyd-had-started-new-life-minnesota-before-he-was-killed-by-police/|avis=Boston Globe|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528200530/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/28/nation/george-floyd-had-started-new-life-minnesota-before-he-was-killed-by-police/|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Floyd var far til fem barn, inkludert to døtre, 6 og 22 år gamle, som ble igjen i Houston, og en voksen sønn i [[Bryan (Texas)|Bryan]] i Texas.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Palladino, Christina|dato=2020-05-29|tittel=Who was George Floyd? Family, friends, coworkers remember 'loving spirit'|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd-family-friends-coworkers-remember-loving-spirit|avis=FOX 9|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528191840/https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd-family-friends-coworkers-remember-loving-spirit|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Ellis, Nicquel Terry|forfatter2=Davis, Tyler J.|tittel=George Floyd remembered as 'gentle giant' as family calls his death 'murder'|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/05/28/george-floyd-remembered-gentle-giant-family-calls-death-murder/5265668002/|avis=USA Today|besøksdato=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=George Floyd's son joins Texas protesters in peaceful demonstration|dato=2020-06-01|url=https://abc7.com/george-floyd-son-bryan-back-lives-matter-black-protest-minneapolis/6224513/|avis=ABC 7 Eyewitness News|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604094727/https://abc7.com/george-floyd-son-bryan-back-lives-matter-black-protest-minneapolis/6224513/|arkivdato=2020-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|fornavn=Jorge L.|etternavn=Ortiz|fornavn2=Nora G.|etternavn2=Hertel|fornavn3=Mark|etternavn3=Emmert|dato=2020-06-04|tittel='He was like the general': Mourners grieve George Floyd at Minneapolis memorial service|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/04/george-floyd-memorial-service-thousands-flock-minneapolis/3142320001/|avis=USA Today|besøksdato=2020-06-06|sitat=He had five children, according to Sharpton, including 6-year-old daughter Gianna.|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605060226/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/04/george-floyd-memorial-service-thousands-flock-minneapolis/3142320001/|arkivdato=2020-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Politibetjentene ===
Det var fire polititjenestemenn som deltok i pågripelsen av George Floyd: Derek Michael Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane og J. Alexander Kueng.<ref name="KSTP-TV 2">{{Kilde avis|tittel='This is the right call': Officers involved in fatal Minneapolis incident fired, mayor says|url=https://kstp.com/news/investigation-minnesota-bca-fbi-man-in-medical-distress-handcuffs-/5741256/|avis=KSTP-TV|dato=2020-05-26|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527135038/https://kstp.com/news/investigation-minnesota-bca-fbi-man-in-medical-distress-handcuffs-/5741256/|arkivdato=2020-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Chiu, Allyson|forfatter2=Shammas, Brittany|dato=2020-05-27|tittel=George Floyd death: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says officer should be charged|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/27/george-floyd-minneapolis-reaction/|avis=The Washington Post|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527164407/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/27/george-floyd-minneapolis-reaction/|arkivdato=2020-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref>

Derek Michael Chauvin, en 44 år gammel mann, hadde vært ansatt i politidepartementet i Minneapolis siden rundt 2001.<ref name="Star Tribune">{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Mannix, Andy|dato=2020-05-26|tittel=What we know about Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao, two of the officers caught on tape in the death of George Floyd|url=https://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/|avis=Star Tribune|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527041830/https://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/|arkivdato=2020-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Chauvin hadde tidligere fått 18 klager.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Ailworth, Erin|forfatter2=Gurman, Sadie|forfatter3=Kesling, Ben|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=Justice Department Says George Floyd's Death a Priority|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/minneapolis-protests-over-george-floyd-death-escalate-and-spread-11590676810|avis=Wall Street Journal|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528154738/https://www.wsj.com/articles/minneapolis-protests-over-george-floyd-death-escalate-and-spread-11590676810|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Han hadde vært involvert i tre politiskytinger, hvorav én fikk dødelig utfall.<ref name="Star Tribune" /><ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Scher, Isaac|dato=2020-05-27|tittel=The police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck has been involved in shootings and was the subject of 10 different complaints|url=https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5|avis=Insider|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607193003/https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5|arkivdato=2020-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Melendez, Pilar|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd 'Tried to Kill Me' in 2008|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/minneapolis-man-alleges-derek-chauvin-tried-to-kill-him-before-he-kneeled-on-george-floyd|avis=The Daily Beast|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528235057/https://www.thedailybeast.com/minneapolis-man-alleges-derek-chauvin-tried-to-kill-him-before-he-kneeled-on-george-floyd|arkivdato=2020-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Ifølge den tidligere klubbeieren Maya Santamaria arbeidet Floyd og Chauvin begge som sikkerhetsvakter og hadde overlappende skift på den latinske nattklubben El Nuevo Rodeo. Hun sa at Chauvin hadde jobbet der i 17 år og Floyd hadde jobbet på rundt tolv arrangementer. Hun sa at det ikke var klart om de kjente hverandre, men at hun ikke trodde det.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Lastra, Ana|forfatter2=Rasmussen, Eric|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club|url=https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/|avis=KSTP.com/ABC 5 Eyewitness News|utgivelsessted=Minneapolis, MN|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529005628/https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/|arkivdato=2020-05-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=The Latest: Attorneys seek outside probe of Floyd's death|url=https://apnews.com/af48a809881976ddd3bf6dbb225eb538|avis=AP NEWS|dato=2020-05-29|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529165026/https://apnews.com/af48a809881976ddd3bf6dbb225eb538|arkivdato=2020-05-29|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chauvin ble løslatt mot [[kausjon]] på én million dollar 7. oktober 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/10/07/former-mpd-officer-derek-chauvin-charged-in-george-floyds-death-expected-to-post-bail-source-says/|title=Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin, Charged In George Floyd’s Death, Released From Custody|publisher=WCCO|date=2020-10-07|accessdate=2020-10-07| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/derek-chauvin-released-from-jail-on-1-million-bond|title=Derek Chauvin released from jail on $1 million bond|publisher=Fox 9|date=2020-10-07|accessdate=2020-10-07| language=en}}</ref> Han ble i 2021 dømt til 22 år og seks måneder i fengsel for forsettlig drap, og ble i 2022 i tillegg dømt til 21 år fem måneder fengsel for krenkelse av borgerrettighetene.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.vg.no/i/Po7n06|tittel=George Floyd-drapet: Ny dom for Derek Chauvin|besøksdato=2022-07-08|dato=2022-07-07|språk=nb|verk=VG}}</ref>

Betjenten Tou Thao begynte på politiakademiet i 2009 og fikk heltidsstilling hos Minneapolis-politiet i 2012 etter å ha vært permittert i to år.<ref name="Star Tribune" /><ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Hirsi, Ibrahim|dato=2020-05-29|tittel=As Asian Minnesotans call for justice for George Floyd, some feel targeted for officer Thao's role in death|url=https://sahanjournal.com/race/as-asian-minnesotans-call-for-justice-for-george-floyd-some-feel-targeted-for-officer-thaos-role-in-death/|avis=Sahan Journal|besøksdato=2020-05-31|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530083503/https://sahanjournal.com/race/as-asian-minnesotans-call-for-justice-for-george-floyd-some-feel-targeted-for-officer-thaos-role-in-death/|arkivdato=2020-05-30|url-status=live}}</ref> Thao hadde tidligere mottatt seks klager.<ref>{{Kilde avis|forfatter=Minneapolis Star Tribune|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=What we know about two of the officers caught on tape in the death of George Floyd|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-05-28/what-we-know-about-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd|avis=Los Angeles Times|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602020042/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-05-28/what-we-know-about-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd|arkivdato=2020-06-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Kim|fornavn=Catherine|dato=2020-05-31|tittel=What we know about the officers involved in George Floyd’s death|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276049/derek-chauvin-tou-thao-kueng-lane-officers-george-floyd-what-we-know?__c=1|avis=Vox|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604082941/https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276049/derek-chauvin-tou-thao-kueng-lane-officers-george-floyd-what-we-know?__c=1|arkivdato=2020-06-04|url-status=live}}</ref> I 2014 ble Thao anklaget for vold under pågripelsen av en afroamerikansk mann som resulterte i at mannens tenner ble knust og at han ble innlagt på sykehus. Offeret sa at han hadde blitt lagt i håndjern uten grunn, og at han deretter ble kastet i bakken, «slått og sparket» og ydmyket.<ref name="Star Tribune" /><ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Evelyn|fornavn=Kenya|dato=2020-05-28|tittel=George Floyd killing: two officers involved previously reviewed for use of force|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/george-floyd-killing-officers-derek-chauvin-tou-thao-investigated|avis=The Guardian|språk=en|besøksdato=2020-06-04|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605054749/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/george-floyd-killing-officers-derek-chauvin-tou-thao-investigated|arkivdato=2020-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lane er hvit, Thao er [[hmong|hmong-amerikaner]] og Kueng afroamerikaner.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-minneapolis-police-officers-involved-george-floyds-death/story?id=71045487|tittel=Charges against former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death|besøksdato=2020-09-02|fornavn=A. B. C.|etternavn=News|språk=en|verk=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/15/george-floyd-killing-good-cops-must-stop-bad-cops-column/5342116002/|tittel=Haunting question after George Floyd killing: Should good cops have stopped a bad cop?|besøksdato=2020-09-02|forfattere=|dato=2020-06-15|fornavn=Ruben Navarrette|etternavn=Jr|språk=en-US|verk=USA TODAY|forlag=|sitat=}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.kxan.com/austin-george-floyd-mike-ramos-protests/black-and-blue-how-african-american-officers-are-torn-between-their-race-and-their-badge/|tittel=Black police officers torn between their race and their badge|besøksdato=2020-09-02|dato=2020-06-03|språk=en-US|verk=KXAN Austin|arkiv-dato=2020-06-17|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617224425/https://www.kxan.com/austin-george-floyd-mike-ramos-protests/black-and-blue-how-african-american-officers-are-torn-between-their-race-and-their-badge/|url-status=yes}}</ref>