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four people are known to have died. we will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive. hello and welcome. in the last few minutes, former police officer derek chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of george floyd. mr floyd was killed in may last year when chauvin? knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. prosecutors had asked the court for a sentence of 30 years in prison. let's hearfrom the head judge announcing the sentence. derek chavin, as the current one, they jury derek chavin, as the current one, theyjury finding

derek chavin, as the current one, they jury finding you derek chavin, as the current one, theyjury finding you guilty of unintentional second—degree murder of 609.19 subdivision, it is the judgement of the court that you now stand convicted of that offence. pertaining to minnesota statutes, counts two and three will remain uneducated as they are lesser offences of current one. sentence for count one, the court commits you to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 270 months. that is 270. that is a ten year addition to the presumptive sentence of 150 months. this is based on your ideas of a position of trust and authority and also the particular quilty show and tell george floyd. you are granted credit by 199 days already served. —— particular cruelty. early the court heard emotional

testimony from the relatives of george floyd, ahead of the sentencing. george's brother — philonise floyd — spoke of how he hasn't been able to escape the harrowing images of george's final moments. one yearago, one year ago, may 25, my brother george was murdered by derek chavin and his codefendants in broad daylight with a meat to his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. i was a trucker and immediately my life changed forever. i began to speak to the world for george in front of the united nations, africa, canada, japan, and so many other countries. everyday i have begged forjustice to be served reliving the execution of george while others begged and

pleaded for office and derek chavin to simplyjust allow george to take a breath. i have not had a real night sleep because of the nightmares of hearing made by the bank mp for his life over and over again. even saying they are going to tell me. please, officer. screaming for our mum. i have had to sit through each day of office and derek chavin plus plus trial and watch a video of george dying for hours, over and over again. video of george dying for hours, overand overagain. foran video of george dying for hours, over and over again. for an entire yeari over and over again. for an entire year i had to be made george being tortured to death every hour of the day and only taking naps and not knowing what a good night sleep is any more. i have been lifting my voice tirelessly everyday so that george's death would not be in vain. honourablejudge peter k here, i

thank you for allowing me to share this today. george's life mattered. my this today. george's life mattered. my family and i, most of all, my niece. my niece gianna. she needs closure. i am asking that you please find it suitable to give office eysseric within the maximum sentence possible charge that he has it he found guilty for. my family and i have been given a life sentence. we will never be able to get chargeback. that is our daughter's first love. he would never be able to walk gianna down the aisle at her wedding, i think those magical moments of her life like a father daughter dance, sweet 16 party, seeing her out for prom, graduation, and she will never be able to have

any personal memories with her father. with a smirk on his face and children praising, office and derek chavin used excessive force and acted against his training. derek chavin had no regard for human life. george's life. i stand before you today asking you to please help us find closure by giving derek chavin the maximum sentence possible and making sure he does his time consecutively without the possibility for parole, probation, or getting out early for good behaviour. thank you. having chosen not to testify at trial, derek chavin spoke briefly today's sentencing. fist trial, derek chavin spoke briefly today's sentencing.— trial, derek chavin spoke briefly today's sentencing. at this time due today's sentencing. at this time due to some additional _ today's sentencing. at this time due to some additional legal _ today's sentencing. at this time due to some additional legal matters - today's sentencing. at this time due | to some additional legal matters and not able to give a full formal

statement at this time. very briefly i do want to give my condolences to the george floyd's family. there is going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest and i hope things will give you some peace of mind. thank you. let us take you back to minneapolis when he will hear from let us take you back to minneapolis when he will hearfrom george floyd's family and legal representatives shortly. this is the scene outside the courthouse. lots of people out there anxiously awaiting that sentencing. we are going to hear from awaiting that sentencing. we are going to hearfrom theirfamily directly and we will go back lives to that scene as soon they do appear. in the meantime it does speak to professor david who teaches criminal law in minnesota. and also

a retired police captain and spokesperson for the law enforcement action partnership, a nonprofit group that advocates for criminal justice and drug policy reform. if i can ask you first reaction to this sentence? 50 can ask you first reaction to this sentence?— sentence? so many things. it's interesting _ sentence? so many things. it's interesting when _ sentence? so many things. it's interesting when you _ sentence? so many things. it's interesting when you are - sentence? so many things. it's interesting when you are a - sentence? so many things. it's interesting when you are a law| interesting when you are a law enforcement and part of the black community, all of these things compound triggering. the trauma. i will say that i am personally disappointed. although i understand that thejudge is probably disappointed. although i understand that the judge is probably doing what he thinks really does think is the best in terms of a sentence. i am disappointed because i was expecting at least 30 years. i am disappointed because of the heinousness of the crime and i can't un—see the smirk on derek chavin's face or his hands in his pockets as he squeezed out of a man and now i'm wondering, he would be imprisoned by 2038 and perhaps his mother will get

to him. when he is released from prison. i don't know. but we do know there is a family that will never see george floyd again. because his mother gave — see george floyd again. because his mother gave an _ see george floyd again. because his mother gave an impact _ see george floyd again. because his mother gave an impact statement i see george floyd again. because his| mother gave an impact statement as well from herfamily�*s point of mother gave an impact statement as well from her family's point of view and she did say she may never say —— never see her son again you get a long sentence. what make of the fact that the judge said he is long sentence. what make of the fact that thejudge said he is not long sentence. what make of the fact that the judge said he is not based his sentence on public opinion or any attempt to send any kind of message. he's basing a purity on the law and applying it to specific facts. if you write to do so in your opinion? i think he should and you have to be neutral and you have to be fair and let's face it derek chavin get tenure as above what the base sentence would have been so i understand that. but again, there are very serious aggravating factors that the judge talked about. the cruelty that there are children

watching and there was a great abuse of authority and so, for him perhaps it was enough for me, it was not. i saw if he had said 40 years i would have been fine personally with that. what message do you believe this sentencing is sending out to the black community today?- sentencing is sending out to the black community today? that's a treat black community today? that's a great question. _ black community today? that's a great question. i'm _ black community today? that's a great question. i'm looking - black community today? that's a great question. i'm looking to i black community today? that's a l great question. i'm looking to hear from the community. in my line of work, so show that passion for social justice work, so show that passion for socialjustice is important and i want to know how the community feels. i think community is going to be feeling just like i am. he heard the george floyd family ask for the maximum sentence and that is not what happened. haifa maximum sentence and that is not what happened-— maximum sentence and that is not what happened. how important is this case, do what happened. how important is this case. do you — what happened. how important is this case, do you believe _ what happened. how important is this case, do you believe it _ what happened. how important is this case, do you believe it with _ what happened. how important is this case, do you believe it with the - case, do you believe it with the look back on historically? what kind of message when it sounded to the wider community in the fact that derek chavin has been found guilty and the fact that he had a lengthy

sentence and treatment —— significantly more than it could have been but not as much as some would have liked? thisjust have been but not as much as some would have liked? this just happened so i appreciate it's going to take time to reflect on this. do you see this case, the sentencing as mike a line in the sand as far as relations between the police in america and the black community goes? in between the police in america and the black community goes?- the black community goes? in the short term — the black community goes? in the short term i _ the black community goes? in the short term i would _ the black community goes? in the short term i would say _ the black community goes? in the short term i would say yes, - the black community goes? in the short term i would say yes, hope l short term i would say yes, hope always springs eternal and from here on i am hoping that, yes, no this is an example of how the criminal justice system should work for the most part right? but you are right,... most part right? but you are riuht,... ~ most part right? but you are rirht,...~ ., most part right? but you are right,...— most part right? but you are rirht,...~ ., ., ., right,... we are going back to the courthouse _ right,... we are going back to the courthouse to _ right,... we are going back to the courthouse to hear _ right,... we are going back to the courthouse to hear from - right,... we are going back to the courthouse to hear from george l courthouse to hear from george floyd's family i believe. excuse me, from the lawyers involved. i am floyd's family i believe. excuse me, from the lawyers involved.— from the lawyers involved. i am the attorney general _ from the lawyers involved. i am the attorney general for _ from the lawyers involved. i am the attorney general for the _ from the lawyers involved. i am the attorney general for the state - from the lawyers involved. i am the attorney general for the state of. attorney general for the state of minnesota. on the half of the

prosecution team we want to thank the george floyd's family. brandon williams, terrence, and gigi who offered their testimony to the court and gave their heartfelt feelings about the impact of this horrific crime on theirfamily. we heard about the impact of this horrific crime on their family. we heard for the first time from george floyd's six—year—old daughter. but even been a full, beautiful child and my heart really is that the entire family as they figure out how to explain to her what happened as she grows up. the sentence that the courtjust imposed on derek chavin. 22 and a half years is one of the longest a former police officer has ever received for an unlawful use of deadly force. like the conviction of

derek chavin two months ago. today plus plus sentencing is notjustice. but it is another moment of real accountability on the road to justice. it's difficult to see anyone lose their freedom. seeing somebody lose their life through torture of a nine and a half minutes is incomparably worse. those minutes in seconds are in a race to be seared into the minds of people across the world who watch george floyd die. above all, they have all the people who stopped and bore witness to george floyd's suffering and torture and he came forward a year later to testify about what they saw and to the george floyd family members and their counsel we say thank you. the lives of everyone who saw what happened to george

floyd are forever changed. my hope for derek chavin is that he uses his long—standing to reflect on the choices that he made on may 25, 2020 and my hope is that people find within himself to acknowledge the impact of his choices on george floyd, his family, his fellow police officers in the world. my hope is that he takes the time to learn something about the man whose life he took in about the movement that rose up to call forjustice in the wake of george floyd plus plus torture and death. today is also an important moment for our country. the outcome of this case is critically important but by itself it is not enough. my hope for our country is that this moment gives us pause and allow us to rededicate

ourselves to the real societal change that will move us much further along the road to justice. i am not talking about the kind of change that takes decades. i'm talking about real change, concrete change that real people can do now. i am talking the lawmakers. if this historic moment, there is so much legislation around the country. in city councils, county boards, state legislature is in congress that are still waiting to be passed. if these bills were passed, they would make the deaths at the hands of law enforcement officer is less likely and it would improve police community relations and restore trust and therefore cooperation and improve the lives of officers who want to protect and serve and make everyone safer. every of these bills at every level of government is for helping ourfamilies, law helping our families, law enforcement helping ourfamilies, law enforcement officers, communities

and country heal. above all, congress has still not passed the george floyd justice and policing apps. i call on leaders and members of congress to pass the best and strongest version of bill that can be passed to pass it now. president joe biden called on the congress to pass the scale and it must be passed. knives are depending upon it. it isjust passed. knives are depending upon it. it is just that simple. i am speaking now to law enforcement leaders. at this historic moment, law enforcement leaders are in a position to financially put in place policy, training, mechanisms, and accountability that can build a police department that people can really trust and rely on. and the elected leader is the answer to must support and empower the law enforcement leaders to do it. where there is distrust between community

and police, there is less cooperation between community and police. i'm in a moment crime is spiking across the nation in major cities and we simply cannot afford the distrust stop this leaves us all a little less safe. but trusting cooperation must be earned. you cannot cream a dirty wound. by bringing accountability in law enforcement you actually promote public safety. i say to those law enforcement leaders. make no mistake. it is something your offices are asking for. in the aftermath of george frye plus plus death, for at the minneapolis police department officer is signed an open letter condemning derek chavin's actions and embracing the call for reform and change and these 14 offices don't speak for themselves. they speak for hundreds across the country. these offices and ones them

want you to support officers who treat everyone with and respect. they want you to support officers by taking risks to speak up and demand that we do better. they want you to hold their colleagues accountable who refuse to serve communities with dignity and respect. why do officers want accountability? think of the nine—year—old girl wearing a t—shirt that said level across the front who witnessed george floyd's murder and how she will feel 20 years from now as she may be speaking to her own children about whether to trust law enforcement. the damage of the crime inflicted upon the reputation of officers is undemanding the ability for people to trust and that is very tragic. it is not fair tojudge all police officers by derek chavin's actions but some people inevitably will generalise unless there is true accountability. you just cannot hear

accountability. you just cannot hear a dirty wound and when there is little trust, sadly there is little safety. when law enforcement leaders take clear steps and prioritise wellness for their offices, they love to have the opposite's respect and trust between offices and the people and they are dedicated to protecting and serving. let me speak to prosecutors. we believe and we speak and declare that no one is above the law no one is beneath it. a police officer is not above the law and george floyd is said to me not beneath the law. after a ferry review, prosecutors believe they have probable cause that anyone including someone operating with the authority of law and law enforcement has they needed the law and our prosecutors must be vigorous, visible, and swift. i am speaking to community now. we need every

community now. we need every community member to continue the call for real reform and meaningful change. peacefully constructively, but clearly, this is a moment for change and your call for it is making it happen. this means everyone who wants to live in a society with dignity and respect and has core values, everyone who wants to be safe in their homes and on the streets, everyone who wants to get the help they need, everyone who wants their loved ones to get home safely, this is what we need to do. what will happen if we do not do it? we slipped deeper into a century long cycle of interaction. we can, and we must make another choice. the choice to break the old paradigm and end the cycle of inaction. the choice to act for accountability and justice. the choice to transform ourselves and our country. for the sake of their lives that have been lost, for the sake of the terrible sacrifices and too many families have to make in the sake of the many

officers who strive to us serve and protect with dignity and honour and for the sake of the community. time is up, it's time to act. we are counting on you, you're counting on each other. finally, i want to thank this extraordinary team of prosecutors. if the may be placed on it to work with you. you are the best and i'm honoured to be your colleague. i want to send another strong signal of love and friendship to the george floyd family who have done so much to uphold the dignity of our community and i want to thank the attorney office who have been side by side with us and have done such a good job and we appreciate their work. and i want to thank the witnesses who courageously stepped forward for george floyd on may 25 and came back a year later to testify about what they saw. lastly,

i want to thank the community for making the call forjustice. that, thank you very much.— making the call forjustice. that, thank you very much. getting his reaction to _ thank you very much. getting his reaction to the _ thank you very much. getting his reaction to the sentencing - thank you very much. getting his reaction to the sentencing to - thank you very much. getting his reaction to the sentencing to 22 l thank you very much. getting his i reaction to the sentencing to 22 and a half years too late to buy the second degree murder of george floyd. he said this is a moment for change, he said that sentence is one of the longest any from police officer i've ever received and he said he hopes that brings the nation one step closer to healing. he said this was an important moment in our country and no one is above the law and no one is beneath it. here is the moment thatjudge peter cahill delivered his sentence. mr the moment that judge peter cahill delivered his sentence.— delivered his sentence. mr derek chavin. based _ delivered his sentence. mr derek chavin. based on _ delivered his sentence. mr derek chavin. based on counts - delivered his sentence. mr derek chavin. based on counts one - delivered his sentence. mr derek. chavin. based on counts one based delivered his sentence. mr derek- chavin. based on counts one based on the jury finding him

chavin. based on counts one based on thejury finding him guilty chavin. based on counts one based on the jury finding him guilty of unintentional second—degree murder while committing a felony under minnesota it is the judgement of the court that you now stand convicted of that offence. counts two and three will remain uneducated as they are lesser offences of count one. symptoms for counts one, the court to make it in the commissionerfor a period of 270 months. it is 270. that is a ten year addition to the presumptive sentence of 150 months. this is based on your abuse of a position of trust and authority and also the particular cruelty shown to george floyd. you are granted credit for a 199 b is already served. george's nicu was the first to ask

the maximum possible sentence on behalf of his family. {lin the maximum possible sentence on behalf of his family.— behalf of his family. on one day, ma 25, behalf of his family. on one day, may 25. george _ behalf of his family. on one day, may 25, george floyd _ behalf of his family. on one day, may 25, george floyd was - behalf of his family. on one day, - may 25, george floyd was murdered by derek chavin. in a mendacious display of hate and abuse of power. met with city of george floyd. not only did he care george floyd but he displayed a total lack of consideration for human life as he did so. you cite, eyesight, and millions of people across the country in the act of hate. a year and one month later, i stand here before you passed the duty of how his death has impacted me personally and the rest of our family. as his death has impacted me personally and the rest of ourfamily. as i racked my brain and about what i can say today, i came to this conclusion. it is humanly impossible for me to stand here and articulate the right words that would characterise how we are feeling and what we felt the latest period. so please bear with me as i am tempted

the murder of george has forever traumatised us. but it will never be seen with the naked eye. the heartbreak and how goes beyond every number of theories we can have. words cannot express the pain and suffering ourfamily words cannot express the pain and suffering our family has endured since george's murder. it's been truly unimaginable. not as nearly imaginable as the defendant's decision to take the life of a human being with no regard for how it may being with no regard for how it may be to others. all the he has spent time in prison he would have the luxury of seeing his family again and talking to them and he would like spend time with them upon his release. these are all luxuries that he made the decision to kill her father. they would be no preppy parties. no graduations. holiday gatherings are other family

celebrations. an actor, hugs, guidance, advice, sense of security and those opportunities to say i love you are forever gone. they say time heals all and by i genuinely believe that saying, it's challenging to do so given these circumstances. before i conclude. i'm must write a few things. george's murder, this child, and everything in between has been tragically that our family is forever broken. and one thing we cannot get back is george floyd. it is the request of my family that the maximum penalty for the crime of which the defendant was convicted and a half of my family, friends, community and supporters i wish to express my gratitude for allowing this opportunity. 51am express my gratitude for allowing this opportunity-— this opportunity. such is the importance _ this opportunity. such is the importance of _ this opportunity. such is the importance of this _ this opportunity. such is the importance of this case - this opportunity. such is the importance of this case that| this opportunity. such is the - importance of this case that the president of the united states has just given a brief comment about the sentencing seen it seemed to be

appropriate and he did not know all of the details with them sure there will be more from the white house on this. that is returned to minneapolis and the scene outside the courtroom there. and i will show you the crowd that has gathered and we are waiting to hear. you can see the microphone is lined up and family members also lining up. we're expecting a statement from them at any moment now. so we are keeping eye on the picture is that as e—mail and as wejust eye on the picture is that as e—mail and as we just heard from his nephew brandon williams they did want a maximum sentence. we heard that in court in the past few hours and we also heard that from george floyd's brothers. they wanted the maximum sentence and the judge has decided on a 22 and a half year sentence and which is still considerably more than the minimum sentence that could have been handed down in this case. so, that is listening. i think they are starting to speak at the press

now. ~ ., ., ., , , now. we will hear from a few members ofthe now. we will hear from a few members of the family — now. we will hear from a few members of the family if— now. we will hear from a few members of the family if you _ now. we will hear from a few members of the family if you could _ now. we will hear from a few members of the family if you could please - of the family if you could please hold your questions and that and get to what they need to say. thank you so much. this to what they need to say. thank you so much. �* , , ., to what they need to say. thank you so much. a , ., , so much. as we prepared to pray. famil of so much. as we prepared to pray. family of jacob — so much. as we prepared to pray. family ofjacob blake _ so much. as we prepared to pray. family ofjacob blake who - so much. as we prepared to pray. family ofjacob blake who is - so much. as we prepared to pray. family ofjacob blake who is with | so much. as we prepared to pray. l family of jacob blake who is with us family ofjacob blake who is with us and their— family ofjacob blake who is with us and theirfamily of family ofjacob blake who is with us and their family of dante wright is with us _ and their family of dante wright is with us. this verdict and this sentencing is the longest sentencing seen but _ sentencing is the longest sentencing seen but is _ sentencing is the longest sentencing seen but is notjustice because george — seen but is notjustice because george floyd is in a grief tonight even _ george floyd is in a grief tonight even though derek chavin will be in 'ail. even though derek chavin will be in iaii~ 50. _ even though derek chavin will be in iaii~ 50. it _ even though derek chavin will be in iaii~ 50. it is— even though derek chavin will be in jail. so, it is not fear we are here to celebrate _ jail. so, it is not fear we are here to celebrate because justice would have been george floyd never having been killed. justice would have been the maximum. we've got more than we thought _ the maximum. we've got more than we

thought. only because we have been disappointed so many times before. thank_ disappointed so many times before. thank one _ disappointed so many times before. thank one half years is longer than we've _ thank one half years is longer than we've ever— thank one half years is longer than we've ever gotten but shorter than what we _ we've ever gotten but shorter than what we should have gotten in the past _ what we should have gotten in the past let _ what we should have gotten in the past. let us remember a man lost his life. past. let us remember a man lost his life this— past. let us remember a man lost his life this is— past. let us remember a man lost his life. this is not a prayer of celebration. it appeared to thank god for— celebration. it appeared to thank god for giving the strength of his family— god for giving the strength of his family and those activities that stayed — family and those activities that stayed in — family and those activities that stayed in the streets to make sure it is quite — stayed in the streets to make sure it is quite had to do what was right — it is quite had to do what was right let _ it is quite had to do what was right. let me repeat for those in the back— right. let me repeat for those in the back because those are the ones that marched. this is the longest sentence — that marched. this is the longest sentence they've ever given but it is not _ sentence they've ever given but it is notjustice. justice is not what be alive — is notjustice. justice is not what be alive. that this would have been that they— be alive. that this would have been that they had been doing this. maybe derek— that they had been doing this. maybe derek chavin would not have thought he would _ derek chavin would not have thought he would have gotten away with it.

so let _ he would have gotten away with it. so let us _ he would have gotten away with it. so let us remember that people that you castigated and attacked that marched — you castigated and attacked that marched in minneapolis and notched all of this— marched in minneapolis and notched all of this country and we are not going _ all of this country and we are not going to — all of this country and we are not going to stop. one sentence does not solve _ going to stop. one sentence does not solve a _ going to stop. one sentence does not solve a criminaljustice problem. united _ solve a criminaljustice problem. united states senate must show the same _ united states senate must show the same courage that showed and held police _ same courage that showed and held police accountable for murder and make _ police accountable for murder and make them pay in the court of law maximum — make them pay in the court of law maximum for murder. not a token. not a donation _ maximum for murder. not a token. not a donation. but for the accountability for the actions that you did — accountability for the actions that you did. let us pray. dear god, we come to the same spot we bowed _ dear god, we come to the same spot we bowed at— dear god, we come to the same spot we bowed at the beginning of the trial asking to get this family

strength and give