Fox News’ Senior Legal Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano asked on “Fox & Friends” this morning why the Minneapolis police officers involved in the untimely death of George Floyd have not been arrested and charged with murder.
Napolitano’s concerns come following more troubling video footage from the arrest, which seems to contradict the police statement that George, an African American, was resisting arrest and a night of rioting in Minneapolis.
Per Fox News:
“Of course they should be charged. … If I were the attorney general, Bill Barr, I would call up the attorney general of Minnesota and say, ‘why haven’t [the officers] been charged with murder? Why are they free? Why are they not in jail if we have a video of the murder? If you guys don’t do it, we will,'” the judge said, explaining that the FBI could charge the officers with a federal crime if the state does not immediately pursue a murder charge.
“There are two violations here. There is murder and then there is the use of legal force to deprive him of his civil rights. The murder is the state crime. The use of force to deprive him of his civil rights — in this case, the right to breathe — is a federal crime. Cops can actually be prosecuted for both,” he continued, pointing out that the unrest in the city will not stop until the officers are arrested.
President Trump said Wednesday that he had ordered the FBI and Justice Department to investigate the death.
At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
The FBI was called in to aid local police in the investigation into Floyd’s death, which immediately drew comparisons to the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died in 2014 in New York City after he was placed in a chokehold by police and pleaded for his life, saying, “I can’t breathe.”
Floyd died shortly after passing out following his unsuccessful pleading with a white officer to stop kneeling on his neck after he was already immobilized and in handcuffs.
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The attorney general in Minnesota is Keith Ellison who was the first Muslim in Congress. Andrew Napolitano is misguided and this is a “trap case” for Attorney General Barr. This was not murder which would have had to have been premeditated. I would judge this to be “involuntary manslaughter,—You cannot allow the “mob” to dictate to society. It is obvious that the City of Minneapolis has become a “sanctuary city” with its own laws including Sharia which are not those of the United States and under its Constitution. Mayor Frey is only a “prop for the radical left”.—-Obviously, this needs to be looked at with a cool head. Here in St. Louis, we had a similar incident in Ferguson which was a “rebellion and not a protest”. The major ring leader, DeRay McKisson, came from Minneapolis just for the event and was on paid leave from the Minneapolis Public Schools. What a mess.
This is a “trap case” for Attorney General Barr. The Attorney General of Minnesota is a Muslim. Minneapolis has become a sanctuary city with Islam having a great voice.—There is no way that this was murder. I would say that it was “involuntary manslaughter”. We cannot allow “the mob” to dictate to society.—Here in St. Louis, we had a similar incident in Ferguson which led to riots and not protests. The ring leader was DeRay McKisson who came in from Minneapolis just for that purpose. He was on leave from the Minneapolis Public Schools. What a mess!
abuse of power ,torture , violation of civil rights . He was not a threat to anyone at this point . He has a right to breathe, just like nurses have a right to work in their profession w/o civil rights violations by a corrupt board of nursing . (google) AZ STATE BOARD OF NURSING CORRUPTION WATCHDOGS .
many violations , some nurses have committed suicide, this is happening folks time for nurses to grow a set .
What I found most disgusting is that if you look carefully, that officer had his full weight on Mr. Floyd’s neck. His left knee on his neck, look how free his right foot is to easily move about. That officers fellow mates should have stepped in after the first minute of having him pinned down. Until more video comes out, this looks VERY bad for the cops.
As a Minnesotan I agree that the officer shouldn’t have done this and there needs to be a fair investigation. I also think all of these losers who burnt buildings and stole property should be arrested. Minneapolis is a sh****le and the people I saw used this man’s death as an excuse to loot and burn they didn’t care about his death at all. It makes me sick that the disgusting mayor of Minneapolis didn’t call in more officers and let them actually arrest them when this started they knew what would happen, they just stand there and let it get to this point. Also what happened to the outrage of not social distancing?? This state will never get better until the AG, Omar and people like Amy Kloubuchar are out of office. I am so glad I moved my family out of the Twin Cities years ago and live nowhere near it.
Nice to hear the voice of reason. I’m not from Minnesota, but I could have typed that myself. Maybe there’s something in the name.
A Man is dead…. At the hands of four police officers….A Man is dead…. while pleading for his life….A Man is dead….with no intervention by complicit bystanders. Sorry Oley….’I must cancel plans for our fishing vacation in your beautiful state.
Mark, we realize a man is dead and there will be consequences for this let them finish the investigation first. That is absolutely no reason to burn businesses and steal from businesses that had nothing to do with this. These people are using this as an excuse to just be what they are criminals no matter what color they are. Oh and we have many people who come here, I live in a resort community north of the Twin Cities. Our community has already grown from about 14,000 people to probably 50,000 and they’re still coming, don’t think we will miss you.
What happened to that man is just one more example of dimwit run cities. Their policies don’t include much more than winning the next election…count them: San F, Chicago, Detroit, NYC, LA, St Louis…all have police dept issues with the black communities. Poor leadership, small training budgets, and no support for the 99% GOOD COPS. These guys are thugs, why were they working? Unless there is something that has not come to light, this man was overpowered and killed after he was subdued. Mayor is behaving like a deer in the headlights, why? Because he has no business running a city. Along with the rest of that treasonous mob all around what used to be a great state.
Minnesota is a beautiful state, high taxes, and now businesses destroyed by mobs. I don’t believe that is the kind of legacy that George Floyd would have appreciated. These were mobs allowed to run loose and cause mayhem. Shame on them.
Napolitano has been a flip flopper since Trump was elected. I don’t trust his judgment. All the facts have not been presented so Why don’t we all wait for that to happen. Those guys aren’t going anywhere. If authorities are worried about them skipping, pull their passports and wait for all the facts to emerge.
What happened to George Floy is out and out MURDER! Each of those officers is equally guilty.
All anyone has to do is look at the video again. It is almost unbearable to me. By midnight tonight, this will be all over the world. If it causes one policeman to think twice, it will help. I grew up in the Deep South in Arkansas. In fact, 1957 was the year Little Rock High School was integrated. I was off at college that Fall. That made me sick to watch some of the white people’s behavior.
The question for me, which will always be in my mind, is why none of the officers stepped in to stop it. When Mayor Jacob Frey addressed the press today, he was visibly shaken. It was one of the saddest things I’ve experienced. NO ONE can sugarcoat this. Mayor Frey set a high bar by standing behind the decision to immediately fire the men. I hope he will follow up by sending them straight to prison. I’m sure the prisoners will take care of this.
Fox News’ Senior Legal Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is so often wrong that his “analysis” is worthless. Why Fox News pays this fool is beyond understanding. He belongs on Fake News CNN!
When I saw the headline, I knew instantly it was Napolitano! He
can’t wait for due process? Some judge!
Let’s be like **** Germany and convict without doing a thorough investigation. SMDFH!
Statistically, more white people are killed by cops than black people every year. Why is it we never see those stories on the news? Rhetorical question, but feel free to respond.
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The one cop was guilty APPARENTLY. But this is not a court of law.
I will say this Andrew needs to be given a few more NAILS to put in his own coffin. He did not need to add his voice to those who are inciting riots. So who really pays his salary????
Here is a fact: We have plenty of liberals, blacks and fanatics who are willing to attack LEOs. Then when those same fanatics riot and kill and burn and maim, what happens? NOTHING.
The cops can’t shoot rioters. i CAN AS A “FEAR FOR MY LIFE” CITIZEN.
And you can bet that at the FIRST sound of gun shots, those cowardly criminals will be JACKRABBITING out of sight. They might even drop the stuff they stole.