god, how hideous

[kpete]

BREAKING: Two of the cops charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, had been on the force for just four days when he was killed.

Derek Chauvin was their training officer.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[tblue37]

1. Was he showing off for the newbies? nt

[Ahpook]

18. In a weird way that could be

A friend and I were pulled over one night for going out the entrance to a parking lot. The senior cop had a newbie rider with him and was acting like a complete asshole. It was totally unnecessary, unwarranted and belligerent as hell.

The newb cop kept trying to get me to step out of the passenger side of the car and I told him no, but gave ID. I think he was trying to get me out to get a PD charge as I had a few drinks in a bar, but not driving. The senior cop was yelling at my friend about how dangerous that was. They ended up letting us go!

It was an honest mistake as there was construction in the area and really fucking hard to tell what was in and out.

Not sure what their deal was, but felt the older cop was showing the newbie the ropes. This was also Florida so who knows.

[jimfields33]

2. Time to fire the chief of police as well.

[dflprincess]

24. Leaders in the Black community do not want Medaria Arradondo fired.

He is the first Black chief the department has had & he has been making an effort to reform the MPD. The problem is, he is fighting a Bob Kroll, head of the police union, and his minions in the union.

Arrandondo came up through the ranks of the MPD and he (along with some other officers) sued it for discrimination. He knows who, where, and what the problems are and I think he'll get the chance to clean them out now.

[DENVERPOPS]

27. There you have it

the older officers teach the newbies their ways.......perfect

And you wonder how you get so many bad ones?????????//

[Sanity Claws]

3. Someone with his history should not have been training rookies.

[CanonRay]

15. My thoughts exactly

[Ford_Prefect]

20. Someone with his history should not have been on the force at all.

He has a record of poor judgment, aggressive and abusive tactics. He should have been fired after the reviews. His profile reads like a pathological sadist.

[stillcool]

4. wow. Wonder where they came from.

[Alex4Martinez]

5. Ho-Ly Fuck!

[Delphinus]

6. You said it!

[Raine]

7. Geesh, no wonder they didn't even try to stop

him, he was training them!

[dflprincess]

25. Actually it was one of the rookies who, at one point, asked if they should change Floyd's position

he just didn't have the spine to insist.

[lapfog_1]

8. they are likely going to spend 10 years in prison

maybe 20.

and they will be targets there.

I have some sympathy for their plight. OTOH they could have called for backup on their radio and they could have tried to pull Chauvin off of Floyd.

[uponit7771]

32. They will roll on Chavin quick fast, they didn't get into this to go to jail for his ass

[Talitha]

9. Boo-hoo for them, they're old enough to know right from wrong.

It.Was.Wrong.

[BlueSpot]

10. I haven't been a cop for any days and I know murder is wrong.

You would think they would have also mentioned it in cop school, at least in passing.

[Celerity]

11. Misleading tweet (and the tweet it links to was pulled), the coppers' lawyers are playing games

https://www.startribune.com/judge-750k-bail-for-3-ex-officers-accused-in-floyd-s-death/571020052/

snip

Gray and Kueng's defense attorney, Tom Plunkett, asked the court for lower bail, saying their clients had been police officers for just four days when Floyd was killed. Police records indicate that while the men were rookies, they had more experience than a handful of days on the force. According to their records, they joined the department in February 2019 and became full officers in December. Minneapolis officers must serve a year on probation and spend time in field training with a more senior officer before they are fully qualified.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. This!!!!

[HuskyOffset]

16. Their lawyer lied to the judge?

Sounds like it to me.

[oasis]

21. THIS nt

[JDC]

26. Thank you

[IronLionZion]

28. Thanks for cutting through the BS

[uponit7771]

33. ***CORRECTION HERE ***

[StarfishSaver]

12. I wonder how many other people he "trained" are still loose on the streets with guns and badges

[grantcart]

14. I thought I read that Lane volunteered to tutor Somali refugees

[Raine]

17. That's what read too but

lots of people are able to compartmentalize their work and home life, they're like two different people.

[jalan48]

19. Training Day

[Quixote1818]

23. That movie came to mind for me too. Nt

[yellowdogintexas]

31. me three. First thing that popped into my mind

Denzel Washington in the role of the bad guy

[live love laugh]

22. Sad. Tragic. nt

[TygrBright]

29. It's not a "bad apple". It's a whole fucking bad barrel from a diseased orchard. n/t

[flotsam]

34. $ days huh?

So the paint hadn't even dried on their oaths to protect and serve the people they were "policing"???