Chauvin gets 21 years for violating Floyd's civil rights

[In It to Win It]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that adds a few years to the time the former Minneapolis police officer is already serving for his murder conviction while transferring him to federal custody.

U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson’s sentence came after Chauvin had agreed to a plea deal that called for a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years. Federal prosecutors had sought the top end of that range, arguing that Chauvin, who is white, killed Floyd in cold blood when he pinned the Black man to the pavement outside a Minneapolis corner store on May 25, 2020, for more than 9 minutes as Floyd pleaded that he could not breathe.

Chauvin’s attorney had sought 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful.

During Thursday’s hearing, Chauvin told Floyd’s family that he “wishes all the best” for Floyd’s children. But Chauvin’s brief remarks included no direct apology or expression of remorse to Floyd’s family.

Chauvin is already serving a 22 1/2-year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter.

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[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. So he gets to serve his state sentence concurrently with his Fed. sentence?

In a Fed. prison where he'll be safer and less restrictive rules?

[LoisB]

2. I read that and was disgusted.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Justice would be requiring him to spend 9 minutes of each day with a knee on his neck.

We have to settle for just protecting the public from him.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. I love that suggestion,

let him feel just how George Floyd felt that tragic day, except don't let him die, make him do it over and over again.

I know, i know, that would be a constitutional violation of cruel and unusual punishment, but that's exactly what he did to Mr. Floyd.