Redigerer Drapet på George Floyd (avsnitt)

=== 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>