ADAD“I cannot and will not,” Freeman said Friday after charging Chauvin, “allow a case to be charged until it’s ready. There’s a leeway that we typically want to give police, doing a difficult job under difficult circumstances. In many cases, officers act to save the lives of themselves or others. Minneapolis authorities have begun a state case against Chauvin, but federal prosecutors said they are also looking at a possible civil rights case. ADBut more frequently, state prosecutors handle the case.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2020 23:26 UTC