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Many in the country viewed Derek Chauvin being convicted on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd as a consequential step in achieving justice for the late Minneapolis resident. Already clearly shaping up to be a landmark case in criminal justice for officers involved in similar predicaments, the guilty verdict has snowballed more charges for Chauvin and the other three officers involved in the case.

On Friday (May 7), according to recently unsealed indictments, a federal grand jury indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers that were involved in George Floyd’s death on charges of violating his constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the ground unable to breathe.

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The three-count indictment names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao. Chauvin, Thao, and Kueng are specifically charged with violating Floyd’s right to avoid unreasonable seizure and search, while all four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical attention.

As previously reported, Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment in connection with the arrest and similar deadly neck restraint used on Floyd of a 14-year-old African American boy in 2017. 

Chauvin was convicted on state charges of murder and manslaughter last month, and the other three former officers will face a state trial in August, remaining free on bond in the meantime. 

We’ll keep you updated with subsequent developments in these federal indictments as well as the upcoming state trial of the remaining officers. 

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Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul are set to go head to head with each other in an exhibition boxing match on June 6th. Considering Mayweather doesn’t have anything to lose in terms of his 50-0 standing, the match is more of a scrimmage for the boxing legend than anything. Still, to build up anticipation for the event, the pair came together for a customary press conference yesterday (May 7) ahead of the event.

While the event went smoothly, perhaps the most intriguing part came when Paul snatched Mayweather’s hat off. From there, Mayweather and his security go after Paul, with Mayweather eventually putting him into a headlock. Many photos from the physical altercation have circulated the internet, with Charlamagne tha God wasting no time giving them meme treatment. 

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Sharing a black and white photo from the altercation of Floyd reaching for Paul in the moments after grabbing his hat, the controversial radio presenter joked, “I’m a tell my kids this was Selma in 1965.”

He continued, “A turning point in the Civil Rights Movement they knucked, we bucked…..” Reaching nearly 150,000 likes, the popular meme format elects using funny photos for a modern retelling of history. 

The Selma March in March of 1965 notably turned violent after 600 or so protestors faced brutal attacks on the Edmund Pettus Bridge by oncoming state troopers. Footage of the attacks collectively shocked the nation and became a turning point for Civil Rights in the United States.  

Check out clips from the altercation above and below if you haven’t seen them already.