Did I have a hallucination ?

[PCIntern]

Did I not hear soon after the death of Mr Floyd that both the cop and the decedent worked as bouncers AT THE SAME NIGHTCLUB???

Am I going nuts, senile, or both at the same time?

[Mister Ed]

1. I recall that from news reports at the time of Mr. Floyd's death.

I don't think they were both working there at the time Mr. Floyd was killed. But there was a likelihood that, although they hadn't known each other personally, their paths might have crossed previously.

[dameatball]

2. Yes, that was reported at the time. Never heard a lot about it after a while.

[dalton99a]

3. Chauvin worked outside as an off-duty cop, while Floyd worked inside as a bouncer

https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/
George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club
Ana Lastra and Eric Rasmussen
Updated: May 28, 2020 06:21 PM

A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.

George Floyd and now-former Officer Derek Chauvin both worked security at the El Nuevo Rodeo club on Lake Street, according to Maya Santamaria. Santamaria owned the building for nearly two decades, but sold the venue within the last few months.

"Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open," Santamaria said. "They were working together at the same time, it's just that Chauvin worked outside and the security guards were inside."

Although the two overlapped working security on popular music nights within the last year, Santamaria can not say for certain they knew each other because there were often a couple dozen security guards, including off-duty officers.

[LiveToLurk]

4. Then the next night - that club and the other buildings on that block were torched:

2 blocks away from the police station. A really horrible time here in Minneapolis.

[blm]

5. RightWing extremists torched, shot up police precinct and

other buildings.

A far-right extremist has been accused of opening fire on Minneapolis' third police precinct and sparking violence during May's George Floyd protests.

Ivan Harrison Hunter, a 26-year-old from Texas, was charged Friday with one count of interstate travel to participate in a riot. An admitted member of the "Boogaloo Bois," Hunter opened fire on the precinct and later looted it and helped set it on fire, the FBI said in a sworn affidavit released Friday.

The Minneapolis police's third precinct was just a block from where Floyd was killed, and became the center of protests against police violence that devolved into the destruction of the precinct and buildings around it. Hunter is one of several far-right extremists accused of intentionally ramping up that violence. Armed with a mask and tactical gear, Hunter fired 13 rounds at the precinct while officers were inside and ran away shouting "Justice for Floyd," the FBI alleges. He later bragged about "help[ing] the community burn down that police station" on Facebook.

Hunter admitted he was member of the Boogaloo movement, a collection of far-right, anti-government extremists intent on sparking a second civil war. He was in contact with other self-described Boogaloo Bois who arranged a trip to Minneapolis. He also texted with Steven Carrillo, another Boogaloo member who later shot and killed a sheriff's deputy in California.


https://news.yahoo.com/far-extremist-shot-minneapolis-police-184300735.html

[nuxvomica]

6. Good example of how these extremists try to create false flags

Shouting "Justice for Floyd" in the hope his actions would be blamed on Antifa or BLM.

[sboatcar]

7. The 3rd precinct and the site of George Floyd's death are at least 2 miles apart. Poor reporting

The 3rd precinct is at Lake Street and Minnehaha Ave, George Floyd was killed at 38th Street and Chicago Ave.

Not to detract from what all happened there. This all happened basically in my back yard. Now with all the buildings that were set on fire demolished I can see the third precinct from my dining room window. Its about 3 blocks.

Regardless though, it seems like there were some definite outside instigators causing trouble at the scenes of the protest.

[LiveToLurk]

8. Yep, scumbag white supremacists and white suburban kids wanting to trash and burn things:

Not one person involved in BLM or "Antifa" has been arrested in Mpls or St. Paul for rioting and burning buildings.