Judge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd's Family Members Can Be in Court; Other S

Hear me out. I feel their pain and it is heartbreaking, yet this is the year of COVID and these are the precautions being taken for safety reasons. It will take away from their closure, I know that.

I know because I have two summons to appear for jury duty. Restrictions are in place.

I want justice for George Floyd as I do for those in the past and future.



Judge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd’s Family Members Can Be in Court; Other Stories Come Out About Cop’s Use of Force

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The presiding judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop captured on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he died last year, has ruled that only one of the victim’s family members can attend the trial proceedings.

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In his order outlining the schedule and other procedures for the trial, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill specified that the families of both Chauvin and Floyd will be restricted to having one member at a time in the courtroom. He added that the family members can be rotated out as long as they have the appropriate credentials to do so. Other rules outlined by the judge include a requirement for court attendees to maintain 6-feet of social distancing and wear masks during the trial.

Still, the stipulation on how many people can attend the trial at a time will likely have an especially rough impact on the family of Floyd—who had to contend with seeing the 46-year-old’s final moments, gasping for breath while under the knee of Chauvin for more than eight minutes, playing out in a viral video. Sitting alone in the courtroom as details of his death are further probed cannot be an easy endeavor.

In a statement responding to the judge’s order, Ben Crump, an attorney representing the Floyd family, said, “After a deeply painful and emotional year, the Floyd family is understandably disappointed by this ruling.

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