{"id":1993235,"date":"2023-08-07T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-to-nearly-5-years-on-state-charge-for-role-in-george-floyds-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T14:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:54:41","slug":"former-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-to-nearly-5-years-on-state-charge-for-role-in-george-floyds-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-to-nearly-5-years-on-state-charge-for-role-in-george-floyds-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Minneapolis Officer gets nearly 5 years for George Floyd&#8217;s death."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-to-nearly-5-years-on-state-charge-for-role-in-george-floyds-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>MINNEAPOLIS\u2014Tou Thao\u200d Receives Sentencing for George Floyd&#8217;s Killing<\/h2>\n<p>Tou Thao, the final former Minneapolis police officer to be\u200d convicted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-two-wisconsin-supreme-court-rulings-give-president-trump-the-win-should-be-enough-votes-to-win-the-state\/\" title=\"One of Two Wisconsin Supreme Court Rulings Give President Trump the Win \u2013 Should Be Enough Votes to Win the State\">state court<\/a> for his\u200d involvement in the \u2062tragic death of \u2064George Floyd, has been handed a \u2062sentence of 4 years\u2064 and 9 months. This marks \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-does-about-face-on-police-protections-drug-legalization\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Does About Face on Police Protections, Drug Legalization\">significant moment<\/a> \u2064in the \u2063pursuit of justice for \u2063Floyd&#8217;s family and the wider community.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Mr. Thao \u2063claimed \u200dthat he played a minor role, describing himself as a &#8220;human \u200dtraffic cone.&#8221; He stated that his actions were limited \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-to-nearly-5-years-on-state-charge-for-role-in-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Ex-Minneapolis Officer gets nearly 5 years for George Floyd's death.\">holding back concerned bystanders<\/a> who had gathered \u200bas former Officer Derek \u200bChauvin knelt on Floyd&#8217;s neck \u200bon that fateful day, May 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200bStep Towards Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>The sentencing of \u2064Tou Thao\u2064 serves as a\u2062 reminder \u2063that no one is above the law, and that actions have consequences. It is a step towards holding all those involved accountable for their roles in this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>While this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-recommends-life-without-parole-for-parkland-school-shooter\/\" title=\"Jury Recommends Life Without Parole for Parkland School Shooter\">sentencing brings<\/a> some closure, it is important to remember that the fight for justice and police reform\u2064 continues. The impact of George Floyd&#8217;s death has reverberated around the \u200bworld, sparking a global movement for \u200dchange.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>As we move forward, it is crucial to address the systemic issues within law enforcement and \u2063work towards creating a\u200d more just and equitable society. This includes fostering trust between communities and the police, implementing meaningful reforms, and ensuring that incidents like this never happen again.<\/p>\n<p>Let us hope that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-synagogue-bomb-plot\/\" title=\"Colorado Man Sentenced To Prison For Synagogue Bomb Plot\">sentencing serves<\/a> as a catalyst for positive change \u200cand a turning point in \u2062the\u2063 ongoing struggle for \u200bjustice\u200b and equality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tou Thao, the final ex-Minneapolis cop convicted in state court for George Floyd&#8217;s killing, received a 4-year, 9-month sentence. Thao claimed he acted as a &#8220;human traffic cone,&#8221; restraining worried onlookers while Derek Chauvin restrained Floyd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1993236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1993236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1993235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1993235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}