The attorneys said officers are taught to obey their superiors and have suggested that Derek Chauvin — who was a field training officer for new recruits — took charge at the scene.
not rolling Floyd onto his side when he stopped resisting and not providing medical aid when he stopped breathing.
Floyd struggled with officers when they tried to put him in a police vehicle and after they put him on the ground. He repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe before going motionless. The videotaped killing triggered worldwide protests and a reexamination of racism and policing.
The chief medical examiner who ruled Floyd’s death a homicide testified that Floyd, 46, died after police “subdual, restraint and neck compression” caused his heart to stop. Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner, said heart disease and drug use were factors but not the “top line” cause.
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Attorneys for 3 cops in Floyd killing questioning trainingBlackwell said officers are instructed that they have a duty to intervene if a fellow officer is using unreasonable force, and are taught to use the least amount of force necessary and to stop once the person is no longer resisting.
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Attorneys for 3 cops in Floyd killing question trainingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Defense attorneys at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights questioned a top officer Monday about the department's training on restraints and an officer's duty to intervene, as well as a culture that they say teaches new officers to not question their superiors.
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2nd trial in George Floyd killing centers on clash of duty, codeA federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyd’s murder — and perhaps strike a blow against long-standing police culture that breeds reluctance to rein in fellow officers.
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2nd trial in Floyd killing centers on clash of duty, cop codeA federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyd's murder — and perhaps strike a blow against long-standing police culture that breeds reluctance to rein in fellow officers.
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Trial to resume for cops accused of violating Floyd's rightsST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Evidence about Minneapolis Police Department policies and training is expected to be the focus as testimony resumes for a second week in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
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