Until the police kill about 1,200 people every year in the United States, but in about 99 percent of these cases, officers are not charged with any crime.
Amidst the public pressure, protests and riots that followed the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota, charges were brought this time.
A police officer was accused of killing Floyd with kneeling on his neck while he was lying on his face in the city of Minneapolis on May 25.
Three others who were at the scene were also charged with aiding and abetting the crime. The four will appear in court on Monday, June 8.
The protesters hope that Floyd's death will radically change the way the law looks to police officers who are killed while in service, because this case is largely an exception to the rule.
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