/newsroom/taxonomy/term/13276/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-ex-cop-guilty-murder-and-manslaughter-death-george-floyd-330575 <p>A former Minneapolis police officer was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/ex-cop-derek-chauvin-guilty-of-murder-and-manslaughter-in-death-of-george-floyd-1.5394195" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:24:57 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 260936 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-george-floyds-death-racism-and-police-brutality-322552 <p>Demonstrators gathered to denounce racist violence and police impunity both in the U.S. and in Montreal. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked nightly protests in major U.S. cities. The Montreal rally was a solidarity gathering with American anti-racism activists, but organizers say it is also an opportunity to express their own anger at the treatment of marginalized people in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/george-floyd-montreal-police-racism-protest-1.5592643">CBC News</a>)</p> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:01:48 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 214244 at /newsroom