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A review of California cases shows that law enforcement frequently publish highly misleading information about people they’ve killed – just like the first George Floyd press release
On the day of George Floyd’s killing, Minneapolis police published a short press release titled “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction”.
The news alert on 25 May said an unnamed man “appeared to be suffering medical distress” and died soon after at a hospital, making no mention of the officer kneeling on his neck. The statement has since sparked national backlash as an example of police flagrantly misrepresenting a murder committed by an officer.