A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in the killing of George Floyd, whose death in 2020 set off racial justice protests across the United States and the world.Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in Floyd’s killing, was sentenced to four years and nine months on Monday.“I was hoping for a little more remorse, regret, acknowledgment of some responsibility,” Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said before handing down the sentence.
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