Eight minority corrections officers in Minnesota have filed discrimination charges with the state’s Department of Human Rights after they were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, …
Eight minority corrections officers in Minnesota have filed discrimination charges with the state’s Department of Human Rights after they were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop charged in George Floyd’s death, according to a report.
Chauvin was booked at the Ramsey County Jail the day he was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. He was later hit with an upgraded charge of second-degree murder.
The former officer was captured on disturbing, viral video pinning his knee on Floyd’s neck as the man pleaded for air.
As Chauvin was brought to the lockup, all officers of color were ordered to another floor, according to the Star Tribune, which obtained a copy of the racial discrimination charges.
A supervisor told one of the minority officers that, because of their race, they would be a possible “liability” around Chauvin, the news outlet reported, citing their allegations.
