After a criminal complaint stated that a police officer pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, that figure became a symbol for a movement. Now prosecutors acknowledge the timeframe was off by one minute.
became the lead prosecutor on the case. Prosecutors repeatedly declined to address the discrepancy, even as the time frame of 8:46 began being used by protesters worldwide.
, and at the time John Stiles, a spokesman for Ellison’s office, said prosecutors were continuing to review new evidence.Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Chauvin, a white officer, used his knee to pin Floyd to the ground. Chauvin, who kept his knee on Floyd’s neck even after he said he couldn’t breathe and stopped moving, has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter., J.
But in the days after Chauvin’s initial charges, outraged protesters, politicians and mourners seized on 8:46 as a quiet way to honor Floyd at a time of angry and sometimes violent clashes with police. It also became a symbol of the suffering Floyd — and many other black men — have experienced at the hands of police.
When someone takes a moment of silence for 7:46, or 8:46, you realize just how much time it that is, Levy Armstrong said.
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