A new poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that the police should arrest the officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for minutes before he died
released Friday found that most Americans disagree with Freeman’s decision, however, with 78% saying that Chauvin should be arrested and just 6% saying he should not.Chauvin’s arrest has near-unanimous support from Democrats, 90% of whom say he should be arrested, as well as support from three quarters of independents.
Republicans are more split on the issue, with 68% saying he should be arrested, 9% saying he should not and 24% saying they don’t know.across the country, particularly in Minneapolis, where protestors burned down a police precinct and several other buildings.“That video is graphic and horrific and terrible and no person should do that. But my job, in the end, is to prove he violated a criminal statute, and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge.
of his decision not to immediately bring charges against the officers on Thursday. “We have to do this right, we have to do this in a court of law.”Congressman Conor Lamb, a lawyer and former marine, took to Twitter to advocate for the expedited arrest of Chauvin. “Police officers are speaking up & saying there is no excuse for what was done to George Floyd. Prosecutors should too.
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