Twenty-two and a half years in prison for Derek Chauvin. That's the sentence the ex-cop who choked George Floyd with his knee on May 25th, 2020, received last night in Minneapolis. Ten years longer than Minnesota state guidelines for second-degree murder convictions with no prior criminal history, as Chauvin's case is. Judge Peter Cahill argued that aggravating factors in the case, such as the abuse of power and "special cruelty" he said Chauvin showed, justified the decision. Floyd's agony, videotaped by a passerby, sparked the largest protests against institutional racism in decades.