Who is Derek Chauvrin?

[manaboutown]

My curiosity got the best of me so I just started to look into his background. This guy should not have been a cop!

https://www.kctv5.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-the-former-officer-charged-for-george-floyds-death/article_f8e46ff0-75c7-528b-bb27-a8ad09e415cb.html

Derek Chauvin: What we know about the officer at center of George Floyd's death - Bring Me The News (https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-about-the-officer-at-center-of-george-floyds-death)

[Michael Charles]

He is a loser

He is a racist

He was a cop

He'll soon be in prison

[Marvic 1]

Someone that should be taken out of jail and place smack in the center of all the Protesters....
Tear Him Up! - Tear Him Up! - Tear Him Up! - Tear Him Up!

[Madelaine Amee]

Did he have a home in the same complex as Tiger Woods in Orlando? If so, I don't know how you would do that on a police salary.

[Topspinmo]

Did he have a home in the same complex as Tiger Woods in Orlando? If so, I don't know how you would do that on a police salary.

Maybe she got the gold mine and he got the shaft?????:ohdear:

[Topspinmo]

My curiosity got the best of me so I just started to look into his background. This guy should not have been a cop!

https://www.kctv5.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-the-former-officer-charged-for-george-floyds-death/article_f8e46ff0-75c7-528b-bb27-a8ad09e415cb.html

Derek Chauvin: What we know about the officer at center of George Floyd's death - Bring Me The News (https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-about-the-officer-at-center-of-george-floyds-death)

Every profession got those types. I knew quite few that shouldn’t of been jet engine mechanic’s, but the slide through system. When unionized it nearly impossible to weed them out IMO.

[BS Beef]

He’s a POS. There’s just no way to excuse away his actions. I’d be irate if I was a cop. Gives them all a bad name/image when IMHO the vast majority are doing great work in an extremely difficult job.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Did he have a home in the same complex as Tiger Woods in Orlando? If so, I don't know how you would do that on a police salary.

He had a home in the town of Windmere. Tiger used to live in Isleworth which is a gated community in Windmere. I doubt that the Chauvin's condo was in Isleworth.

[greenflash245]

not to worry. he won't last long in prison

[Windguy]

He’s a POS. There’s just no way to excuse away his actions. I’d be irate if I was a cop. Gives them all a bad name/image when IMHO the vast majority are doing great work in an extremely difficult job.
I agree, but we’re going to have problems until cops stop protecting these racists. The good cops need to speak out and insist on criminal prosecutions of these terrible people. If they don’t, then they are part of the problem.

[gregcharlesnelson@gmail]

background checks for all cops.....weed em out

[davem4616]

not to worry. he won't last long in prison


ain't that the truth

[Dust Bunny]

He’s a POS. There’s just no way to excuse away his actions. I’d be irate if I was a cop. Gives them all a bad name/image when IMHO the vast majority are doing great work in an extremely difficult job.

I wonder if this was a personal thing? They both were bouncers in the same club. Just fishing - no proof of anything.

[fdpaq0580]

background checks for all cops.....weed em out

I used to believe that background checks were required before they could get into police academy. Obviously I was wrong.

[daca55]

He was wrong and he will pay for what he did. If they put him in general population in prison it will be lights out for him. There have been 22 incidents of Minn cop putting a knee on a suspects neck. Apparently this type of restraint was allowed. It’s not just the cops mode of behavior that has to change but also the police departments management for condoning this type of restraint.

[bobbyb60]

GREAT Advocate more violence

[kimgarwel12@gmail.com]

Is he racist just against black people??? Because he's married to an Asian woman, who is in the process of divorcing him since this incident. Sounds like he's going to be losing more than just his job. They were apparently using the home in Windemere as a rental, so not sure if they ever actually used it personally. Yes, he needs to be nailed but good on this, as well as the other 3 with him, 2 of whom knelt on the back of this man (3 holding him down) while one watched their backs. They're all complicit and need to be prosecuted for accessory to murder, at the very least. I know it's tough being a cop, but this is not acceptable behavior.....EVER!

[JanetMM]

I wonder if this was a personal thing? They both were bouncers in the same club. Just fishing - no proof of anything.

Just asking so I can understand your post, who are THEY that are bouncers?
Thanx

[manaboutown]

I wonder if this was a personal thing? They both were bouncers in the same club. Just fishing - no proof of anything.

Since they worked at the same club for years I continue to wonder if Chauvrin had a personal grudge against Floyd. What troubles me beyond Chauvrin is the action/inaction of the other three cops.

[Scorpyo]

I agree, but we’re going to have problems until cops stop protecting these racists. The good cops need to speak out and insist on criminal prosecutions of these terrible people. If they don’t, then they are part of the problem.

This was a no win situation. Apparently in that jurisdiction over the last 5 years there have been 44 incidents where suspects lost consciousness after the knee to neck tactic was used and no one died. So no one expected Floyd to die. Therefore, if one of the other cops stopped him and Floyd did not die then that cop would have been an outcast for not supporting a fellow officer and instead supporting a suspect in public. At that point that cop might as well quit. The sad thing is Floyd did die. Hopefully the police community will learn from this tragedy. The only solution to this incident is to make tactics like this illegal, therefore, if a cop uses excessive force they lose their job or worse. Then the other cops would have no choice but to stop another cop from using excessive force.

[ColdNoMore]

This was a no win situation. Apparently in that jurisdiction over the last 5 years there have been 44 incidents where suspects lost consciousness after the knee to neck tactic was used and no one died. So no one expected Floyd to die.

Therefore, if one of the other cops stopped him and Floyd did not die then that cop would have been an outcast for not supporting a fellow officer and instead supporting a suspect in public. At that point that cop might as well quit.

The sad thing is Floyd did die. Hopefully the police community will learn from this tragedy. The only solution to this incident is to make tactics like this illegal, therefore, if a cop uses excessive force they lose their job or worse. Then the other cops would have no choice but to stop another cop from using excessive force.

Excellent post. :thumbup:

[Lottoguy]

This was a perfect storm waiting to happen. The bad cop who has fallen through the cracks for 19 years meets the newly released con from Houston on the street in Minneapolis.

[janewk]

Yeah, if he doesn't end up killing himself. He doesn't deserve the right to commit suicide!

[PugMom]

He’s a POS. There’s just no way to excuse away his actions. I’d be irate if I was a cop. Gives them all a bad name/image when IMHO the vast majority are doing great work in an extremely difficult job.

Thank YOU~! i can't imagine what it would be like to be 'good' cop these days. you're out there doing your job when some 'for lack of better words' bad actor cop ruins everything you do & has made your job a living hell.
to feel better, i look @ all the positive photos that have come out of this: the police chief hugging a lady protestor in tears; the video of the cop who became 'lost' & a group of peaceful protestors forming a human chain around him for protection until the cop could be safely moved away. IF any good comes from this nightmare, it will be a massive upheaval in the way SOME cops operate. last night i learned the doj shut down the precinct where the killer cop was from, for major investigations. let's hope it's only the beginning.
ps: george had a daughter, 6yrs old. she will see her father being killed one day, how sad is that?

[ColdNoMore]

Thank YOU~! i can't imagine what it would be like to be 'good' cop these days. you're out there doing your job when some 'for lack of better words' bad actor cop ruins everything you do & has made your job a living hell.
to feel better, i look @ all the positive photos that have come out of this: the police chief hugging a lady protestor in tears; the video of the cop who became 'lost' & a group of peaceful protestors forming a human chain around him for protection until the cop could be safely moved away. IF any good comes from this nightmare, it will be a massive upheaval in the way SOME cops operate. last night i learned the doj shut down the precinct where the killer cop was from, for major investigations. let's hope it's only the beginning.
ps: george had a daughter, 6yrs old. she will see her father being killed one day, how sad is that?

I totally agree. :thumbup:

Which is why I started this thread.


An Important First Step (Poke Here) (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-non-villages-discussion-93/important-first-step-307213/)


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[OlifOlif]

There could be a notion to this.

[JoeinFL]

Maybe she got the gold mine and he got the shaft?????:ohdear:

He’ll get exactly that in prison. (Just sayin’)

[Scorpyo]

Yeah, if he doesn't end up killing himself. He doesn't deserve the right to commit suicide!
Suicide would be great it would prevent the possibility of reliving the last week over again. 3rd degree murder appears to be a slam dunk. However if the prosecution decides to go for 1st degree they put the conviction at risk. Overcharging gives the defense a lot more to work with and could result in a not guilty verdict. That would begin the violence again. I believe we should show him some compassion by giving him a scalpel to cut his food and a rope to hang up his clothes. Today!

[Bridget Staunton]

This is from CBS news:
Since the beginning of 2015, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department have rendered people unconscious with neck restraints 44 times, according to an NBC News analysis of police records. Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high.

[ColdNoMore]

This is from CBS news:
Since the beginning of 2015, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department have rendered people unconscious with neck restraints 44 times, according to an NBC News analysis of police records. Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high.

If this turns out to be true (or it's even worse), it might indicate an unwritten/wink-wink policy...and could explain why the other 3 cops just stood there.

It will be interesting to see if any of the other 3 cooperate with the prosecution, or if the union will once again...actively try to intimidate other cops.

[CFrance]

background checks for all cops.....weed em out
My long-standing opinion. (And only my opinion.) Raise the salaries for police officers. Raise the vetting process. Make it very hard to get through the training. Seriously assess their mental well being. Follow them through and take out the ones who have over-succumbed to the stresses of the job. Get them real help or get them out. Eighteen instances of questionable character should not be overlooked, union or no union.

I want someone who is mentally stable, not prone to rage, can put up with the awful stuff they encounter yet still maintain their professionalism. My cousin was one, for decades. I think my and others' lives are worth paying them much more than what they're getting now.

Pay more. Weed more. Maybe we'll have to ante up some more taxes. Something has to give here. It doesn't stop.

[ColdNoMore]

My long-standing opinion. (And only my opinion.) Raise the salaries for police officers. Raise the vetting process. Make it very hard to get through the training. Seriously assess their mental well being. Follow them through and take out the ones who have over-succumbed to the stresses of the job. Get them real help or get them out. Eighteen instances of questionable character should not be overlooked, union or no union.

I want someone who is mentally stable, not prone to rage, can put up with the awful stuff they encounter yet still maintain their professionalism. My cousin was one, for decades. I think my and others' lives are worth paying them much more than what they're getting now.

Pay more. Weed more. Maybe we'll have to ante up some more taxes. Something has to give here. It doesn't stop.

I totally agree.

I've read where most cops average in the mid $40's (with new hires much lower)...which is beyond ridiculous.

That kind of low salary will tend to attract those with "issues," with 'wanting a sense of power'...probably being the biggest issue. :ohdear:

Average Police Salary (click here) (http://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Police-Officer-Salary-by-State)

[anothersteve]

Just a wierd thought, maybe most do it because they feel they can make a difference. Kind of like teachers, firefighters, EMS......etc. Seems to me there an awful lot of police, teachers, firefighters, EMS....on the payrole. Not that they et al, don't deserve more
Steve

[Cybersprings]

I watched the video, and it is clear that the officer was in the wrong.
But I have a couple of questions for lots of the commentors:
1. Why are we saying this cops illegal actions were racist or he was a racist? Is there info that I have not seen that indicates that he was a racist? criminal actions yes, but where is the racist part coming from?
2. NOT DEFENDING HIS ACTIONS IN ANY WAY, but having 19 complaints against you in 18 years in a profession where very few people are happy with having to deal with you does not make him a bad cop (his current actions do and he was fired immediately). Complaints are not always valid. They may have all been valid, but the ones that he was reportedly punished for had to do with condescending tone or words ( I think).

I just think it is important that we are rational in these situations and it seems to me that there is very little of that these days.

[manaboutown]

I watched the video, and it is clear that the officer was in the wrong.
But I have a couple of questions for lots of the commentors:
1. Why are we saying this cops illegal actions were racist or he was a racist? Is there info that I have not seen that indicates that he was a racist? criminal actions yes, but where is the racist part coming from?
2. NOT DEFENDING HIS ACTIONS IN ANY WAY, but having 19 complaints against you in 18 years in a profession where very few people are happy with having to deal with you does not make him a bad cop (his current actions do and he was fired immediately). Complaints are not always valid. They may have all been valid, but the ones that he was reportedly punished for had to do with condescending tone or words ( I think).

I just think it is important that we are rational in these situations and it seems to me that there is very little of that these days.

According to this article the number of complaints filed against Chauvrin "were a little higher than normal". Also at least two of the other cops involved had had complaints files against them. There is no question complaints, warranted or not, are filed against cops all the time.

[ColdNoMore]

According to this article the number of complaints filed against Chauvrin "were a little higher than normal". Also at least two of the other cops involved had had complaints files against them. There is no question complaints, warranted or not, are filed against cops all the time.

And there is no question that police unions will rally behind the 'thin blue line/blue veil' and defend bad cops, even though the good/decent police (the vast majority)...know who the scum are. :ohdear:

[blueash]

Well here's a lovely new piece of information. Derek Michael Chauvin, Minnesota cop, is also a registered voter here in Florida. And he has voted here in the last two elections according to reports. As has been widely reported he and his soon to be ex wife own a property in Windemere Florida near Orlando. Using the website Flvoters.com you can find Derek registered to vote,

CHAUVIN, DEREK MICHAEL was born 19 March 1976, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 7330 Brightland St, Windermere, Florida 34786. Florida voter ID number 123091464. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2020.

So voter fraud is real and it wears a police uniform. Before you say he didn't vote, yes he did. In both 2016 and 2018 in Florida. A complaint has been filed with the appropriate authorities but I think Chauvin has bigger legal problems right now.

But if somehow he gets away with murder, maybe he can spend a few years in prison here for voter fraud.

[John_W]

Did he have a home in the same complex as Tiger Woods in Orlando? If so, I don't know how you would do that on a police salary.

Windemere is not what it use to be. Tiger built a $40 million home in Jupiter Florida on the coast, he moved to Jupiter along with Ricki Fowler, Justin Thomas, Brooks Keopka, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Greg Norman, Gary Player, Ernie Els, NIck Price and a few others about five years ago. Here's Tiger's home. Most 19 year veterans of the police force in a major city make six figure incomes. That house in Windemere is probably worth about $250K when he bought it.

https://static1.mansionglobal.com/production/media/article-images/9f4edd52278ab46283b4cb5a47085f8a/large_BN-XU516_NORDEG_GR_20180309141820.jpg

https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/article_images/batch3/JupiterHeadshotMap1-960x540.jpg

[CoachKandSportsguy]

So the most interesting part of this "event" is that what used to be seen but not recorded is now recorded. That is very scary for people in power who only see written reports. They can actually hide people from responsibility, but the video camera can not. So the iPhone makes everyone an on the spot reporter. And of course, technological advances brings both positive and negative reactions, this being positive, other behaviors being negative.

But its better to film than not. . . know how to use it and don't be afraid to use it.

sportsguy

[ColdNoMore]

So the most interesting part of this "event" is that what used to be seen but not recorded is now recorded. That is very scary for people in power who only see written reports. They can actually hide people from responsibility, but the video camera can not. So the iPhone makes everyone an on the spot reporter. And of course, technological advances brings both positive and negative reactions, this being positive, other behaviors being negative.

But its better to film than not. . . know how to use it and don't be afraid to use it.

sportsguy

Yep, when disgusting people can no longer exercise their abhorrent acts, while in the shadows, hiding or not being caught red-handed doing such...is when the truth starts seeping out.

A spotlight on the truth and facts is scary, for those who are satisfied...with the current status quo.