明尼阿波利斯市议会一致通过了一项价值2700万美元的乔治·弗洛伊德家族和解协议。
46岁的黑人弗洛伊德于2020年5月25日被捕后死亡。视频显示，白人警察德里克·肖万跪在弗洛伊德的后颈上超过九分钟，而弗洛伊德则反复喊着:“我不能呼吸了。”
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乔治·弗洛伊德的哥哥菲洛尼斯·弗洛伊德扮演葛，搂着明尼阿波利斯市市长雅各布·弗雷
律师本·克伦普周五在一份声明中说，“乔治·弗洛伊德的可怕死亡，被世界各地数百万人目睹，引发了对正义和变革的深切渴望和不可否认的要求。一个非正常死亡案件中最大的审前和解将是为了一个黑人的生命，这发出了一个强有力的信息，即黑人的生命是重要的，警察对有色人种的暴行必须结束。”
和解是为了对明尼阿波利斯市和与弗洛伊德死亡有关的四名官员提起民事诉讼。
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乔治·弗洛伊德的家庭成员，包括哥哥菲洛尼斯·弗洛伊德和弗洛伊德的家庭律师本
他的兄弟罗德尼·弗洛伊德(Rodney Floyd)称该和解协议是“我们所有人开始达成某种和解的必要步骤”。
罗德尼·弗洛伊德在一份声明中说:“乔治留给那些爱他的人的遗产将永远是他乐观的精神，事情会变得更好，我们希望这项协议能做到这一点——它让明尼阿波利斯的情况稍微好一点，并为全国各地的社区点亮一盏灯。”
乔治·弗洛伊德的妹妹布里奇特·弗洛伊德说，她“很高兴我们为哥哥乔治讨回公道的悲惨旅程的这一部分得到了解决。”
“5月25日，当乔治的生命被明尼阿波利斯的一名警官毫无意义地夺走时，我们的家庭遭受了不可替代的损失。”她在一份声明中说。“虽然我们永远无法找回我们深爱的乔治，但我们将继续不懈地努力，让这个世界变得更美好、更安全。”
全国有色人种协进会(NAACP)主席兼首席执行官德里克·约翰逊(Derrick Johnson)在一份声明中表示，这一协议可能会确保乔治·弗洛伊德(George Floyd)的小女儿吉安娜·弗洛伊德(Gianna Floyd)“在余生都得到照顾”。“但明尼阿波利斯警察局近一年前的行为将确保她不得不在没有父亲慈爱拥抱的情况下这样做。”
和解协议的一部分——50万美元——将用于改善弗洛伊德去世地区的商业区。
9月，明尼阿波利斯市议会一致投票决定将弗洛伊德致命被捕地点附近的第38街和芝加哥大道的交叉口更名为“乔治·弗洛伊德广场”
乔治·弗洛伊德的死在明尼阿波利斯和全国引发了抗议。
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在这张2020年8月28日的档案照片中，抗议者和活动人士举着乔治·弗洛伊德的肖像出席
肖万的审判正在进行中。本周，一名法官复职三级谋杀指控。44岁的肖万也被指控二级谋杀和二级过失杀人。他对指控不认罪。
截至周五下午，14名陪审员中已有7人就座。
该案的开审辩论定于3月29日开始。
肖万的情况是分开审判其他三名被指控与弗洛伊德的死有关的前警官。
$27 million settlement for George Floyd's family approved by Minneapolis City Council
A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis' City Council.
Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after being arrested on May 25, 2020. Video showed white police officer Derek Chauvinkneeling on the back of Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes while Floyd repeatedly cried out, "I can't breathe."
Attorney Ben Crump said in a statement Friday,"George Floyd’s horrific death, witnessed by millions of people around the world, unleashed a deep longing and undeniable demand for justice and change. That the largest pre-trial settlement in a wrongful death case ever would be for the life of a Black man sends a powerful message that Black lives do matter and police brutality against people of color must end."
The settlement is for the civil lawsuit brought against the city of Minneapolis and the four officers involved with Floyd's death.
His brother,Rodney Floyd, calledthe settlement "a necessary step for all of us to begin to get some closure."
"George’s legacy for those who loved him will always be his spirit of optimism that things can get better, and we hope this agreement does just that -- that it makes things a little better in Minneapolis and holds up a light for communities around the country," Rodney Floyd said in a statement.
George Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, said she is "pleased that this part of our tragic journey to justice for my brother George is resolved."
"Our family suffered an irreplaceable loss May 25 when George's life was senselessly taken by a Minneapolis police officer.," she said in a statement. "While we will never get our beloved George back, we will continue to work tirelessly to make this world a better, and safer, place for all."
The settlement will likely ensure that George Floyd's young daughter, Gianna Floyd, "is taken care of for the rest of her life," NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. "But the acts of Minneapolis Police Department nearly a year ago will ensure that she will have to do so without the loving embrace of her father."
Part of the settlement -- $500,000 -- will be directed to enhance the business district in the area where Floyd died.
In September, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to rename the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, near the spot of Floyd's fatal arrest, "George Floyd Square."
George Floyd's death sparked protests in Minneapolis and across the nation.
Chauvin's trial is now underway.This week, a judge reinstateda third-degree murder charge. Chauvin, 44, also has been charged with second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
As of Friday afternoon, seven out of 14 jurors had been seated.
Opening arguments in the case are scheduled to begin March 29.
Chauvin's case is beingtried separatelyfrom the other three former officers charged in connection with Floyd's death.
