Citizen Report No. 1654459285 - 1570053151

Thomas Lane
350 Fifth Street South, Room 130
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

Date of Offense

May 25, 2020

 

Statement

In re the death of George Floyd.


The US Citizen Reporters are a group of public and private defense advocates that scour the internet for documented incidents of police misconduct that have eluded accountability.

Definition of Offense(s)

Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority.


False statements by a police officer fall under the category of police misconduct and refer to instances where a police officer deliberately makes false or misleading statements under oath, in official reports, or in any other official capacity.


The term police misconduct refers to illegal or inappropriate action engaged in by law enforcement officers.


Inappropriate lethal force refers to the use of deadly force by a police officer in a manner that is not justified by the circumstances or that exceeds the level of force necessary to resolve a situation.