Three other officers involved were fired but have not been charged, angering protesters and community leaders who have demanded all four officers be held accountable.
“The unfortunate situation here is that because police are involved, the law protects them as well as the system,” said Jaylani Hussein, the director of the Minnesota chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“If they didn’t listen to George’s cries for help, they should have listened to the bystanders who were there witnessing this unfortunate situation,” Hussein told Al Jazeera. “All four need to be arrested and offered no bail.”
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