Moment Nebraska police officers do the Cupid Shuffle after agreeing to ‘Hold Cops Accountable’ plan

Cops in Lincoln, Nebraska, broke into dance with members of their community after agreeing to a ‘Hold Cops Accountable’ initiative.

Video footage shows officers doing the Cupid Shuffle outside Malone Community Center.

 The plan, which kicked off Wednesday, aims to connect black community leaders and law enforcement on policing policies. 

The footage comes amid protests across the US against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. 

The reforms which kicked off Wednesday aim to connect black community leaders and law enforcement on policing policies. People snapped up images on their cell phones at the sight of cops and members of the community doing the Cupid Shuffle to celebrate the plan

 Lincoln cops pictured doing the Cupid Shuffle stressed the importance of establishing strong communication with black leadership

The officers in Lincoln agreed to do the reforms following the police-related slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. The are pictured doing the Cupid Shuffle with members of the community to celebrate their plan to make changes after Floyd’s passing

People began snapping pictures on their cell phones at the sight of the officers and community members doing the Cupid Shuffle, 1011Now reports.

Officials have stressed the importance of establishing strong communication with black leadership following the police-related slaying of Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. 

Floyd died after former cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee down on his neck for almost 9 minutes during an arrest. 

‘What happened to George Floyd was wrong,’ Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister tells The Lincoln Journal Star. 

Lincoln community organizer Ishma Yusaf Valenti praised cops for the plan. ‘It’s important that the police took the first step, and they’re doing that.’ 

Valenti made his remarks Tuesday as local police in Lincoln joined officers from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office along with black leaders in taking a knee as tribute to Floyd and other black Americans killed by cops. 

The cops in Lincoln have stressed the importance of establishing strong communication with black leadership following the police-related slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister (pictured) said ‘what happened to George Floyd was wrong.’ The chief is pictured speaking to community members 

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Thursday he has not ruled out bringing first degree murder charges against Chauvin for the death of Floyd, and that he would prosecute ‘anything the facts allow’.

Chauvin has been charged with second degree murder, third degree murder and third degree manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25 while arresting him for allegedly using a fake $20 bill to try and buy cigarettes.

The Minnesota Attorney General says he has not ruled out bringing first degree murder charges against Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for the death of Floyd. Chauvin is pictured in video footage taken by a bystander of the slaying

Three other officers who helped Chauvin subdue Floyd – Thomas Lane, J.A. Kueng and Tou Thao, were charged with aiding and abetting murder on Wednesday afternoon after a groundswell of outrage around the world, demanding that they be brought to justice.

All four now face 40 years prison terms if convicted. Floyd’s family want to see Chauvin’s charge increased to first degree murder that could put him away for life. 

To prosecute second degree unintentional homicide, which is what Chauvin is currently charged with, the prosecutors must convince a jury he intended to harm Floyd, but not that he necessarily intended to kill him. 

To prosecute first degree murder charges, they must prove he planned to kill him.