Ex-Minnesota Police Officers Facing Charges Over George Floyd's Death Plan To Grill Potential Jurors About Black Lives Matter & How Many Protests They Attended
Sept. 21 2021, Published 1:23 p.m. ET
The three former Minneapolis police officers facing charges over George Floyd’s death want to grill potential jurors about how many times they watched the video of Floyd’s fatal arrest and their opinions on law enforcement.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao, have submitted a list of questions they plan to ask potential jurors at their upcoming criminal trial.
Lane, Kueng, and Thao are charged with aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Earlier this year, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder.
The answers they receive from their questionnaire will help them try to find individuals who might be sympathetic to them during deliberations. The first question they plan to ask is what exactly the person knows about George Floyd and the May 25, 2020 incident where he died while in police custody.
They want to know if they have any opinion on the defendants or have any impression of Floyd. They al