'I don't need to know anything more than 8 minutes and 46 seconds of what he did,' said Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.
Held up as a representation of police brutality and systemic racism in policing, Chauvin's actions, which have seen the police officer dismissed from duty and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, ignited protests across the country, with residents in Flint sharing in that grief and anger.
"We have fired more people in our office over the last 15 years than most police departments have in a lifetime," he said, stating that his department has little tolerance for officers who do not have the"heart" for policing. Speaking of Chauvin, he said:"Don't think for a second that he represents who these cops are....We go out there to help people, not do this nonsense."
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