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George Floyd repeatedly told the policeman who detained him that he might not breathe.
The fit alleges the police officers broke Mr Floyd’s rights when they detained him, and that the city permitted a culture of excessive force and bigotry to take root in its cops force.
A district judge enabled news outlets to view the 2 videos, which show the clearest picture yet of Mr Floyd’s last minutes in the Minnesota city on 25 May. The three other officers – Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao – have been charged with assisting and abet