"Derek Chauvin had 26 incidents before George Floyd. He had kneeled on the neck of 7 people before h

[soothsayer]

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Maysoon
@maysoonzayid
·
Mar 20, 2021
I'm sorry. WHAT????????????????

BreakThrough News
@BTnewsroom
"Derek Chauvin had 26 incidents before George Floyd. He had kneeled on the neck of 7 people before he did this to the 8th person, George Floyd. He had killed 5 people before he killed George Floyd."

Michelle Gross
https://pscp.tv/w/cxljOzFlVlFZYXFyblZMUUx8MURYR3lST0VxcW5KTWFr4kD6YWLdRr25_QM4nnn8p8L_iKnUO8zUqkHePoWF…

Maysoon
@maysoonzayid
Its documented. Blame cable news?

The Officers Who Killed George Floyd Have Done This Before — Many Times
refinery29.com
https://t.co/kJPIFXDuvr?amp=1

[uponit7771]

1. What the ever loving fuck ?!?! This guys a serial fuckin killer and he was allowed to stay on the

... force?

There was something ... NOT DOUBT ... wrong with that asshole and he was allowed to stay in that PD?

"protect the blue" even if they're serial killers?!

WTF !?

[OldBaldy1701E]

11. Come up here and watch the Minneapolis Metro P.D. in action

You will understand.

[Humanist_Activist]

26. That's normal for most police forces in the US. Why are you shocked? Nt

[uponit7771]

27. No it's not, I know law enforcement officers *THAT* wide brush isn't fractual

[Humanist_Activist]

30. Seriously, if you examine damn near any PD, you'll find similar corruption...

I mean seriously, look at the shit that occurs in my local PDs:

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-st-louis-dodged-a-federal-investigation-of-its-police-department/article_62669713-e797-5c21-af47-3d43aac40673.html

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/543882-two-st-louis-police-officers-charged-with-rape

https://stlcountynews.com/ethical-society-of-police-releases-report-outlining-systemic-racism-and-corruption-by-st-louis-police/

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/13/cops-ousted-for-bad-behavior-often-land-in-one/


https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/three-st-charles-county-officers-sue-the-county-alleging-racism-in-the-ranks-unfettered-misconduct-involving-commanders-and-administrators/63-0bbcc4fe-c968-44ce-b473-ed0c8fde80f8

https://www.kmov.com/news/racist-violent-posts-by-police-st-louis-police-among-those-investigating/article_04ee37f2-8879-11e9-91b6-6f4d61eda7f4.html

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/law-order/2020-07-30/st-louis-police-use-of-force-data

I could just keep going and most of these news reports are just from the past year. All regarding STL metro area police departments. Within easy googling reach.

The question is, who in these departments aren't corrupt?

The question I have, if you know good police officers is, how well do you know them? Have they ever reported misconduct from their coworkers? Have they ever done such acts themselves? The issue is that police exist in a corrupt system that almost invariably corrupts even ostensibly decent people if they don't quit or get driven out of the department first.

[uponit7771]

32. I'm talking specifically about serial killers not corruption. I agree there's unchecked corruption

... hell we can see that in the culture of too many LEO departments

I think this Chauvin guy is a serial killer and the PD dept he belongs to is corrupt.

[Humanist_Activist]

33. The cover-up/whitewashing of the killings is an example of the corruption...

I'm just saying that the fact that the PD covered it up after "investigating themselves" is something that's not uncommon in American police departments. Whether its covering up murders, rapes, robberies, etc.

ON EDIT: That's why I'm surprised you are shocked, he isn't the first serial killer police officer who's department covered for before, not by a long shot.

[raccoon]

2. Off to greatest with you! Nt

[brer cat]

3. Prime example of someone who should have been off the force long ago.

I hope he gets all that he richly deserves.

[Cosmocat]

4. There was a time in this country, not that long ago

when something like this would have struck a cord and something done about it, directly and broadly.

We will be lucky if this particular lunatic meets justice, and there is ZERO chance any kind of systemic reform is initiated, because you know DAMN well he is not the only one out there.

[Random Boomer]

20. I have to disagree

If there had ever been a time when this "would have struck a cord" then we wouldn't be in this mess now.

It's ALWAYS been like this, we're just aware of it now because video and mass media make it so much harder to avoid.

[mountain grammy]

23. Nah, there never was a time..

in fact, before cell phone videos, it never even happened, right? Or so they say.

[babylonsister]

5. WHY is this the first time we're hearing this?

Unbelievable.

[CincyDem]

6. With Chauvin's attempt yo bring Floyd's priors into the courtroom...

...I can only hope this gets equal treatment. If he’s wants to argue he was justified because the victim “did it before” then a jury also needs the facts that this ain’t Chauvin’s first rodeo.

[johnthewoodworker]

7. Derek, like most Republican/Nazis, loves power and doesn't learn. Start the conviction.

[North Shore Chicago]

8. Prison for life ! Chauvin!

At break neck speed, you murdering POS!

[ms liberty]

9. OMFG. This is sickening. No words. n/t

[RVN VET71]

10. And there's also this gem

https://policetribune.com/two-officers-in-floyd-case-were-on-job-under-a-week-chauvin-was-their-trainer/

After killing 4 people already and with numbers charges levied against him for using excessive force against civilians -- and for being a clearly out of control and very dangerous person -- the Mpls police sent this monster out to “train” new recruits, Says something very disturbing about the police force in Minneapolis.

[GopherGal]

37. He's got his union protecting him from consequences

To be honest, this article was way too depressing for me to do much more than scan through it:

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/08/police-unions-minneapolis/]

Police unions are at the center of questions about what will happen to Chauvin and the three officers who watched as Floyd was suffocated. And they are also key to understanding why officers across the country escape discipline time and again after beating or killing people.

By the 1980s, when Democratic Mayor Donald Fraser appointed a reformist police chief to curb violence within the department, the union opposed his every move. In an editorial, the Minneapolis Star Tribune openly questioned “whether the mayor and the council will control the police department, or whether the power will shift to the police union.”

Trigger Warning: if you scroll down, you'll see a photo of the head of the Mpls PD union at a rally with The Former Guy.

[LittleGirl]

12. OMG! nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. Feature, not a bug.

[PatSeg]

14. Holy crap!!!

That is insane!

[SheltieLover]

15. Wtaf????

Whoever allowed him to stay in that position needs murder charges, too!

[djacq]

16. More Proof of Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement.

[joetheman]

17. Chauvin is a state sanctioned serial killer. 27 million was hardly enough for all his victims.

The state should pay dearly for repeating to hire him and "the state" means whatever state his murders occurred in. i

[Irish_Dem]

18. State sponsored serial killer.

[brewens]

19. Just doing his job. As long as you think his job is killing and busting heads to keep black people

in their place. That's exactly the kind of "police force" RW racists want.

[mountain grammy]

21. police forces keep the killers until they absolutely have no choice.

disgusting!

[KS Toronado]

22. This country could use a national "3 strikes & you're out" law for police officers

Much like California used to lock people up for the rest of their lives.

[uponit7771]

28. +1

[WhiskeyGrinder]

31. So they only get to kill three people before something is done?

[KS Toronado]

35. I'm thinking more along the lines of citizen complaints of excessive force

or unprofessional conduct when dealing with the public. If California can give strikes for stealing a loaf of bread,
read somewhere that happened, we can give strikes for being rude to the people who pay their wages. Make
them treat/respect every person the same way they do their own grandparents.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

36. It's like you think they treat their own grandparents well.

It's poorly researched -- because why would they want to know? -- but the best estimate is that 40% of cops are violent toward family members, and it's likely higher. The system is not reformable.

[secondwind]

24. 😳😳😳

🤬🤬🤬

[Bettie]

25. Not surprising to me

but, when I saw that horrible video, the thing that stuck with me was his smug grin.

It was the smile of a man who knew what he was doing and was enjoying it.

[Blue Owl]

29. That escalating fucker better not skate

[Solly Mack]

34. K&R

[Cha]

38. Rt TY

[WarGamer]

39. only ONE question matters at his Trial.

Did his PD regulations allow a knee to the neck as a hold?

If yes... he walks.

If no... he fries.

And I think I already heard a PD rep say the hold was against regulation.