Elon Musk has joined calls for President Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. A Trump pardon would end Chauvin’s 20-year sentence on federal convictions for violating Floyd’s civil rights, but Trump does not have the power to commute Chauvin’s 22.5-year sentence on state murder charges.
  • chrischryse@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I find it funny how people on the right want the cop who shot that lady during the Jan 6 riot to be punished, yet think Chauvin was in the right…like how can you be so stupid…then again they probably don’t care the cop shot her they care cuz he’s black.

    • 13igTyme@lemmy.world
      7·
      9 hours ago

      One cop shot a minority. One cop shot a Republican. To them one one of the victims is considered human. Take a guess as to which.

      • OmegaMan@lemmings.world
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        7 hours ago

        I kind of wish Chauvin shot Floyd instead of the TORTURE he put that man through. Slowly choking the life out of him as he begged for his life.