Former Beacon Journal business reporter Regina Medina (1994-95) popped
up on National Public Radio again.
Her latest topic was the two former police officers arrested over the
death of George Floyd, which set off protests in EVERY state in America and major
cities around the world – more than 2,000 protests!
One of the officers, J. Alexander Kueng, pled guilty on Monday to
aiding and abetting in manslaughter. He’ll get 42 months in prison.
The other officer, Thou Thao, asked the Minneapolis judge to decide
his case and not a jury.
Both officers are in prison after being convicted in a federal court
of violating Floyd’s civil rights.
Officer Derek Chauvin, who already had 17 misconduct complaints, kept
his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost 10 minutes despite Floyd saying “I can’t breathe.”
Police were called when a convenience store clerk suspect that Floyd had paid
with a phony $20 bill. Chauvin was sentenced to 22½ years in prison.
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