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Religious services, concerts, and vigils on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, who was murdered in 2020 by Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer.

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Religious services, concerts, and vigils on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, who was murdered in 2020 by Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer.

Events in Minneapolis centered around George Floyd Square, the intersection where Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes during an arrest. Bystanders recorded Floyd repeatedly saying: "I can't breathe" while he was restrained.

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Events in Minneapolis centered around George Floyd Square, the intersection where Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes during an arrest. Bystanders recorded Floyd repeatedly saying: "I can't breathe" while he was restrained.

Chauvin was convicted of Floyd's murder in 2021 and sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. He also received 21 years in federal prison for violating Floyd's civil rights.

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Chauvin was convicted of Floyd's murder in 2021 and sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. He also received 21 years in federal prison for violating Floyd's civil rights.

This comes after the Trump administration moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following Floyd's murder and the killing of Breonna Taylor.

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This comes after the Trump administration moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following Floyd's murder and the killing of Breonna Taylor.

According to a New York Times analysis, police killings nationwide have risen every year since 2020, with 1,226 people killed by police in 2024 (an 18% increase from 2019), while Black people continue to be killed at more than twice the rate of white people.

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According to a New York Times analysis, police killings nationwide have risen every year since 2020, with 1,226 people killed by police in 2024 (an 18% increase from 2019), while Black people continue to be killed at more than twice the rate of white people.

A recent Pew Research Center survey found that 72% of Americans believe the increased focus on race following Floyd's murder did not improve Black Americans' lives, while support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped 15 percentage points since 2020.

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A recent Pew Research Center survey found that 72% of Americans believe the increased focus on race following Floyd's murder did not improve Black Americans' lives, while support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped 15 percentage points since 2020.

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The Trump administration's decision to abandon police reform agreements is a necessary course correction away from policies that handcuff law enforcement and burden departments with excessive oversight. These Biden-era consent decrees relied on flawed methodologies and incomplete data and prevented police from effectively protecting communities and fighting crime. The focus should be on empowering federal, state, and local law enforcement to ensure America's safety and prosperity for all Americans, rather than continuing failed policies that emerged from street violence and protests.

The Trump administration's decision to abandon police reform agreements is a necessary course correction away from policies that handcuff law enforcement and burden departments with excessive oversight. These Biden-era consent decrees relied on flawed methodologies and incomplete data and prevented police from effectively protecting communities and fighting crime. The focus should be on empowering federal, state, and local law enforcement to ensure America's safety and prosperity for all Americans, rather than continuing failed policies that emerged from street violence and protests.

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The Trump administration's decision to abandon police reform agreements is a necessary course correction away from policies that handcuff law enforcement and burden departments with excessive oversight. These Biden-era consent decrees relied on flawed methodologies and incomplete data, and prevented police from effectively protecting communities and fighting crime. The focus should be on empowering federal, state, and local law enforcement to ensure America's safety and prosperity for all Americans, rather than continuing failed policies that emerged from street violence and protests.

The Trump administration's decision to abandon police reform agreements is a necessary course correction away from policies that handcuff law enforcement and burden departments with excessive oversight. These Biden-era consent decrees relied on flawed methodologies and incomplete data, and prevented police from effectively protecting communities and fighting crime. The focus should be on empowering federal, state, and local law enforcement to ensure America's safety and prosperity for all Americans, rather than continuing failed policies that emerged from street violence and protests.

Abandoning police reform settlements five years after Floyd's murder sends a message that the government is willing to look away from harm being inflicted on communities, even when that harm is plain as day. The Justice Department's retreat from oversight agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, along with terminating investigations into police departments nationwide, is a betrayal of promises made to Black people and Americans as a whole after Floyd's death sparked global protests. This regression undermines accountability and allows officers to shirk responsibility for their actions.

Abandoning police reform settlements five years after Floyd's murder sends a message that the government is willing to look away from harm being inflicted on communities, even when that harm is plain as day. The Justice Department's retreat from oversight agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, along with terminating investigations into police departments nationwide, is a betrayal of promises made to Black people and Americans as a whole after Floyd's death sparked global protests. This regression undermines accountability and allows officers to shirk responsibility for their actions.

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Report: Police Killings Rose in the Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder

There's a 63% chance that there will be major civil unrest or rioting in America before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 63% chance that there will be major civil unrest or rioting in America before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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