Five years after the death of George Floyd, Alpha News has released a three-part series featuring exclusive interviews with the officers involved.
In the first video, senior reporter Liz Collin spoke with former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao from prison.
“Just to remind people, if it were my knees, or Black officer Alex Kueng’s knees or Chief Arradondo’s knee on George Floyd, it would be different. But for Derek being born white, we’d all still be patrolling the city of Minneapolis,” said Thao.
Collin also sat down with Thao’s wife, Sheng, who shared her perspective about life without her husband and how it’s affecting their kids.
Watch part one:
In part two, Collin spoke with former Minneapolis police officer Alex Kueng and his mother, Joni.
“And my purpose as a mother has, I feel like, has been taken away from me because I feel like I’ve failed. You know, you prepare your children for a world where they can survive and know what’s coming. And when something like this hits you, I couldn’t prepare him for the betrayal that he had. And so what’s my purpose going to be now?” Joni said.
Alex, the black officer who arrested George Floyd, reflected on how his race undermined the dominant narrative in the case — “half the attending officers were in the minority,” he explained.
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In part three, Collin spoke with Derek Chauvin to get his reaction to the dismissed lawsuit filed by Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell.
“Well, one would think that the commander in charge of the training unit, who is supposed to be supervising and overseeing all training operations delivered by training personnel from the Minneapolis Police Department, that she would know darn well what training is delivered and what isn’t,” Chauvin said.
Collin also sat down with retired police officers to get their perspectives.
Watch part three:
