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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“If only all the officers in that state would just walk off the job in protest.”
Many probably have “quietly quit”.
required reading material for managers:
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/398306/quiet-quitting-real.aspx
“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.”
... unless, of course, the crime scene is a stolen election. Then not only can’t you attack cops, you can’t even walk where they wave you in and hold the door open for you.
Sorry, what part of unconscious and handcuffed isn’t clear? What Chauvin did was far excessive and clearly motivated by animus. Do you really believe after January 6th that cops like Chauvin wouldn’t do similar to Trump voters given the chance? . Conservatives must be morally consistent for our movement to survive. I know it’s difficult in this case because Floyd was such a dirt bag but we must set that aside.
“If you really can’t breath - you can’t speak either.”
Plenty of soldiers in WW1 said the same thing when exposed to mustard gas. They died.
“Derek Chauvin should have been punished for manslaughter”
But he overdosed. I would never trust you on my jury.
St. George of Fentanyl’s death was made into a crime, so this officer was “protecting a crime scene”.
Four years for holding back the crowd? What was he supposed to do?
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