Posted on 08/07/2023 2:13:53 PM PDT by lowbridge
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Thao gave a short comment on his role in Floyd’s death in a statement prior to his sentencing in a Minnesota courthouse.
“Obviously, on that day, we didn’t intend on – I didn’t intend on doing any malice or anything like that, or try to hurt anyone. That was never my intent. I did the best I thought I could,” he said. “Obviously the outcome didn’t come out the way I wanted it, so I’ll leave it at that.”
He then spoke for about 20 minutes about how he rediscovered Christianity after Floyd’s death and delivered a religious sermon to the court.
Hennepin County Judge Peter A. Cahill was unimpressed.
“Mr. Thao, to be perfectly honest, after three years of reflection, I was hoping for a little more remorse, regret, acknowledgement of some responsibility and less preaching,” he said.
“Suffice it to say that I think your culpability is less than Mr. Chauvin, but well above Mr. Kueng and Mr. Lane, as an experienced senior officer who was in the best position to save George Floyd. Accordingly, it’s my belief that a sentence at the top of the (sentencing) range would be condign punishment.”
Thao had no visible reaction to the sentence. When asked if he had any questions, he said, “No, God bless you sir.” He received credit for 340 days already served.
The sentencing marks the end of a series of state and federal trials for the four former officers involved in Floyd’s death. All of the former officers have been convicted of crimes in the years since.
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CNN fake news:
Floyd was NOT murdered.
Dying of an overdose of fentanyl you stuck up your Obamahole is not murder.
Vile govt. For holding back a crowd? This is insane. Cruel and unusual.
Isn’t it standard procedure for officers to prevent people from approaching an arrest-in-progress?
political prisoners
when is the appeal?
Unbelievable. The scales of justice are certainly tainted in the whole George Floyd case.
ISN’T THAT WHAT COPS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY????
Sorry...meant to say the “St. George Floyd case”.
We are in a banana republic and there is no outrage or recourse against activist judges. Trump 2024
This says to me that cops have no power to control crowds and crowds have the power to attack cops if they feel an injustice is being done at a crime scene.
Another piece of evidence that civilization is collapsing around us.
Anything CNN can do to incite racial acrimony...
I believe it is, yes.
Derek Chauvin should have been punished for manslaughter. I wouldn’t indict the other cops. I would just take their badges and call it a day.
More disgusted every darn day
Indeed.
Floyd was complaining "I can't breath" long before the officer had him on the ground.
Collapse of law and order in NYC, Portland and California. Police refuse to do their jobs.
Imagine having to suck-up to this woke pr*ck because he could send you to jail for many extra years - even though you weren't involved at all, and were only doing exactly what the government had trained you to do.
If you really can't breath - you can't speak either.
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