Fired Minneapolis Cop Involved In George Floyd Arrest Was On His Fourth Day of the Job, Told His Fellow Officers, "You Shouldn't Do That"

 Alexander Keung

One of the four former Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd’s death tried to warn his fellow officers during the arrest, his attorney claimed in court Thursday. J. Alexander Kueng hadn’t yet completed his third full shift as a police officer when the deadly arrest occurred, his attorney Tom Plunkett claimed. 

Plunkett says Kueng allegedly told his fellow officers as they were detaining Floyd, “You shouldn’t do that." Kueng was in court on Thursday along with former officers Tou Thao and Thomas Lane after being charged on Wednesday with aiding and abetting murder, as well as aiding and abetting manslaughter, in the case. 

A fourth officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged with second-degree murder after video showed Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes while detaining him on May 25. Lane was also new to the job, only on the force for four days when the incident occurred, his attorney Earl Gray claimed. 

His lawyer said that Lane twice asked Chauvin, a training officer, “Shall we roll him over?” He also expressed concern that Floyd may be in “delirium.” “What is my client supposed to do other than follow what the training officer said?” Gray said in court.

Frankly, given the mafiaesque nature of the Pension-Swilling Union Orcs, getting fired may have been the best thing that could have ever happened to this guy. Because if he was warning his fellow officers not to use violence on perps, ON HIS FOURTH DAY ON THE JOB, it wouldn't have been too long before he "accidentally" got shot in the back.
RTWT.