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Derek Chauvin trial live coverage: Ex-cop never took knee off George Floyd's neck, expert says
15 days ago | By ABC
A use-of-force trainer testified Tuesday that officers aren't trained to use their legs or knees on somebody's neck.
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Expert: Derek Chauvin never took knee off George Floyd's neck
15 days ago | By Politico
MINNEAPOLIS - Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck - and was bearing down with most of his weight - the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at Chauvin's murder trial.
Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, said that based on his review of video evidence, Chauvin applied pressure to Floyd's neck or neck area from the time officers put Floyd on the ground until paramedics arrived.
“That particular force did not change during the...
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