The Minneapolis mayor has declared a local emergency due to civil disturbances in the city
Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman called the force used against George Floyd"excessive and wrong" at a news briefing Thursday afternoon.
"I assure you that if the person who had committed the act — and I do not condone or respect the act done by the police officer to Mr. Floyd — that was excessive and wrong. The question in my business is criminal. That's what I have to prove. There are cases you can quickly, easily evaluate," Freeman said.
Erica MacDonald, the US Attorney of the district of Minnesota, said her department is investigating if there was any federal and criminal violations. "Police officers, by the nature of their job, have the authority to use a certain amount of force when they are executing their duties faithfully and honestly and in accordance with their policies. So a police officer, a law enforcement officer, has the ability to use the right amount of force, but not excessive force, not excessive force as defined by the law.
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