Newly released police bodycam footage from the fatal arrest of George Floyd shows a crowd of bystanders becoming increasingly upset as police hold down the 46-year-old Black man, pleading with officers to get off of him and check his pulse
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How George Floyd's death ignited a racial reckoning that shows no signs of slowing downThe video from the body camera of former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was released Thursday by the Hennepin County Court. Thao was seen in earlier videos of the incident standing by as three other officers restrained Floyd after he was accused of trying to pass a fake $20 bill at a Minneapolis convenience store on May 25.
Witness gets emotional recounting George Floyd arrest 02:00A woman approaches, says she's a firefighter and asks Thao if Floyd has a pulse. Thao yells at her to"back off" and get on the sidewalk.The bystanders become increasingly upset after Floyd stops speaking and moving, pleading with the officers to check for a pulse. More people begin gathering on the sidewalk, until about a dozen people are watching the arrest."What are you doing?" one woman says.
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