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When Gorge Floyd was murdered far too many people started running to look for criminality in Floyds past. The Idxxx Candice Owens penned a piece of trash with a lie about George Floyd hoding a gun on a pregnant woman to rob her. Our resident black right winger in his quest to end racial division *cough* immediately co signed her stupidity. At least one other right wing member here has commented about Floyd's criminality. Yet in nearly 1 full year since Floyd was murdered not once has anyone bought up the troubling record of Derick Chauvin.
18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Derek Chauvin was a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department who left behind a trail of misconduct complaints and a reputation for aggression, according to police records and those who knew him.
Chauvin worked for nearly 2 decades as both a cop and a security guard, and he racked up a long list of complaints
Chauvin’s record as a police officer in Minneapolis was littered with allegations of misconduct and excessive force. Eighteen complaints were filed against him over his 19-year career, according to CNN and Insider’s Haven Orecchio-Egresitz.
Only two of those complaints were closed with discipline. Though details of one remain unclear, a Minneapolis woman, Melissa Borton, told the Los Angeles Times she filed one of the complaints in August 2007 that ended with a formal letter of reprimand against Chauvin.
Borton said Chauvin and another officer pulled her over as she was returning home from the grocery store with her infant. The officers approached her car, reached inside “without a word,” unlocked her door, pulled her out, and put her in the back of a police cruiser, she said.
She told the newspaper that Chauvin and the other officer released her roughly 15 minutes later without an explanation.
Chauvin had a reputation for combative exchanges, but he also had a few accolades over his 19-year career
Chauvin’s combative reputation wasn’t limited to his policing career. Maya Santamaria, the former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo, the Latin nightclub where Chauvin worked, told BuzzFeed News that Chauvin “was nice, but he would overreact and lash out quickly.”
Santamaria said she noticed that Chauvin’s demeanour would change during special events for Black communities. She added that she had reprimanded him before when he used pepper spray on patrons.
“His face, attitude, posture would change when we did urban nights,” she said.
18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
- Both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin lived in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and even worked at the same nightclub before Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck during an arrest on May 25, killing him. But their lives were worlds apart.
- Chauvin lived in a predominantly white St. Paul suburb and racked up 18 complaints over his 19-year career as a police officer, 16 of which were closed without discipline.
- Chauvin had a reputation for being overly aggressive and combative, according to the nightclub owner who employed him as a security guard.
- One woman who filed a complaint against him in 2007 said Chauvin and another officer pulled her out of her car with no explanation.
Derek Chauvin was a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department who left behind a trail of misconduct complaints and a reputation for aggression, according to police records and those who knew him.
Chauvin worked for nearly 2 decades as both a cop and a security guard, and he racked up a long list of complaints
Chauvin’s record as a police officer in Minneapolis was littered with allegations of misconduct and excessive force. Eighteen complaints were filed against him over his 19-year career, according to CNN and Insider’s Haven Orecchio-Egresitz.
Only two of those complaints were closed with discipline. Though details of one remain unclear, a Minneapolis woman, Melissa Borton, told the Los Angeles Times she filed one of the complaints in August 2007 that ended with a formal letter of reprimand against Chauvin.
Borton said Chauvin and another officer pulled her over as she was returning home from the grocery store with her infant. The officers approached her car, reached inside “without a word,” unlocked her door, pulled her out, and put her in the back of a police cruiser, she said.
She told the newspaper that Chauvin and the other officer released her roughly 15 minutes later without an explanation.
Chauvin had a reputation for combative exchanges, but he also had a few accolades over his 19-year career
Chauvin’s combative reputation wasn’t limited to his policing career. Maya Santamaria, the former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo, the Latin nightclub where Chauvin worked, told BuzzFeed News that Chauvin “was nice, but he would overreact and lash out quickly.”
Santamaria said she noticed that Chauvin’s demeanour would change during special events for Black communities. She added that she had reprimanded him before when he used pepper spray on patrons.
“His face, attitude, posture would change when we did urban nights,” she said.
18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin lived in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and even worked at the same nightclub before Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck during an arrest on May 25, killing him. But their lives were worlds apart. Chauvin lived in a predominantly white St. Paul suburb and racked up […]
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