Minneapolis police officer at center of George Floyd's death had history of prior complaints

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Minneapolis police officer at the center of George Floyd's death had been with the department since 2001. During his career, he was the subject of a dozen police conduct complaints; he was never disciplined, records show.

In 2006, Chauvin was one of six officers from the Third Precinct who responded to a stabbing at a Minneapolis home. Police said Wayne Reyes stabbed his friend and his girlfriend and then threatened to kill all of them with a shotgun.

It was unclear during the initial investigation which officers fired their weapons and whether Reyes had made any verbal or physical threats. The same year, Chauvin and seven others were named in an unrelated federal lawsuit filed by an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Lino Lakes. Further information was not immediately available; records show that the case was dismissed without prejudice in 2007.In 2008, Chauvin and a second officer were called to a residence for a domestic disturbance. According to police, Ira Latrell Toles, 21, was holed up in a bathroom and tried to escape when Chauvin got inside.

The newspaper said that earlier in 2008, Chauvin was awarded a department medal of valor for"his response in an incident involving a man armed with a gun." Chauvin was recognized again in 2009 by the police department.Police said that Leroy Martinez, 23, drew his gun near a playground at the Little Earth of United Tribes public housing complex and that an officer shot him after he refused to drop the gun and listen to commands.

 

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Failure at the top

Trying to blame a single officer instead of the whole corrupted American regime? Nice try!

TrinityMustache Shocking

Applicable MN law: 609.205 Manslaughter in the 2nd degree. A person who causes the death of another by “culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, & consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm..”

Democrat mayor and Democrat governor

How about the rest of the video? Why is it cutoff right there? Was he resisting right about the time you cut it off?

Well now he’s murdered someone in broad daylight in front of fellow officers who were not inclined to stop him.

If nothing else, he walks close to the edge. “To be the subject of a dozen complaints over a two-decade career would appear 'a little bit higher than normal,'....

Deeply concerned! Life of humain kind matters... but how much are we really aware of that?

Many policemen are murders! We need new laws to rein in them

And why was nothing done!!

Interesting fact - Minneapolis has had a Democrat since 1978

'police does whatever they want without consequences, record shows' yeah, we know

Could you provide context, is that more or less than the average Officer over a 19 year career?

Please remind me if the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, is Democrat or Republican?

Gadem demon in uniform!!!! He should be charged!!!!

No one, no one is above the law!

1st degree murder. Fry his ass in the chair.

😡😡😡🤬🤬

is same as Canada Israel going add criminal record on us and RCMP suddenly going shooting us and no one fucking care after

65% of officer complaints are met with fierce push back and little to absolutely ZERO disciplined. Believe or not in low-income neighborhoods and with people of color that percentage is much higher.. in the eighties

ANyone hear about the man who beat up a white guy in a nursing home? ANyone?

He should be put on death row for his actions

its sad to follow and do a job that requires all peoples rights to be abused this has to stop, this is damaging children. Black bleed red blood so does white were the same. don't be bullies trump s not to jail you are and that was cruel, your moma must be cryin thats murder

Firing him is not enough. He deserves murder charges.

Boys in blue supposedly have each other’s back.... why anyone would condone this murderous behavior is beyond rational thinking....

Forget the courts, let his family deal with the cop in a fitting manner. An eye for an eye

Riots or not. If charges come, they’ll come from a grand jury. But not for all 4. Only 1 at best.

For the “restraint.” The defense will say the victim was speaking the whole time and did not appear he was having a difficult time breathing or was in a medically induced crisis. It will come down to the jury (if there is one) or judge (depending if there’s charges) if they

If anything comes out of this it’ll be a manslaughter charge. The other officers won’t be charged. They’ll blame their training - or lack there of - in civil / criminal court. The defense will say the victim had an underlying medical condition and resisted, which was the reason

Minneapolis police officer at the center of George Floyd's death killed a man by kneeling on his neck.

lorakolodny A dozen! With no disciple? MN PD is liable

That’s because theirs no diversity amongst the top brass.

The Mayor publicly called for the arrest of the police officer who murdered Mr. Floyd.

Murderer

That’s about to change

Typical liberal state

Police departments do a terrible job of disciplining their own. They just sweep it under the rug. Sadly there is just an us and them mentality among them, in which they are elite and everyone else is just a citizen or even less. In their minds you are guilty until innocent.

FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 14 years ago. Has anything changed?

These wicked seeds sown have been sown anew until Man salts the land of hate it grows

Yeah, same story different city.

In what kind if job you are allowed to have that many complaints and you're never discpined ? Nothing ? This is just ridiculous !

psych tests need reevaluating. I think some serial violence seekers and killers become cops where they have a field of captives. similar to pedophiles that want to work around children.

NBC News always provoking hate.

He belongs to a Dept where the union sells Trump shirts!! This tells all!!

😡😡😡😡😡

This shows the Chief of Police needs to go down with them. From top down. The police are a war gang hiding behind a badge and IT STOPS NOW!

“ Minneapolis police officer at center of George Floyd's death had history of prior complaints “

If you really want to fix this problem, fire his boss and the guy who put him on the street. Just like the military. Accountability goes up hill when terrible things happen. Captains of ships are relieved for cause all the time for mistakes by their crew. No excuses. Period.

He’s a murderer & must be prosecuted & sentenced as such.

Why am I not surprised?

The city should be sued because they enabled this monster to continue his racists acts against people of color.

Cops should be Heroes not killers

C mec méritait d'être radié de l police avant cette meurtre

When there is no accountability for the small things it usually leads to bigger problems. That's how life is.

Please financially support the LDF. You should know that the police Legal Defense Plan pay legal defense costs Coverage A – Administrative (includes Administrative Off-Duty) Coverage B – Civil Coverage C – Criminal which allows them to kill Black people at will.

It. ENDS. Today!!

Here’s a letter from a mother Tanisha Williams re: the 2004 murder of her son by MPD no response from Henn DA at the time Amy Klobouchar

Seriously?

daybeforeyeste1 Thanks Amy Klobouchar!

I am so happy to live in Australia right now

He is a cockroach. Eliminate him. The police department ... hmm.. transform it into a garbage storage.

This was murder right in front of the whole World.

Not normally one to wish Ill will, but I hope that cop is brutalized and raped to death in prison for this. The whole time being reminded he deserves every second of it. Piece of shit.

Favouritism , I’ve never liked it. This could of been avoided ! That comes from the top believe that

What do you expect from a liberal city?

Blue lives matter. Fk the rioters.

Then it falls on the departments hands. Specifically management. In this case, shit rolls up hill.

Police chief and all other commanders should be fired in that department

Disgraceful, how many more deaths have got to happen before the police service is overhauled. Shameful and heartbreaking.

We’re supposed to believe this from the same ppl who said he was resisting arrest when cameras clearly displayed him surrendering to the police🤦‍♂️

He's a murderer If he along with the other officers aren't charged & CONVICTED of murdering George Floyd White Supremacist will finally get what they've waited yrs for America is on the verge of A RACIAL WAR, PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THIS TREATMENT

morgfair If he was behaving in such manner why keeping him all of this time!

And the others...stop focusing on that one cop...IT WAS 4...

A very cruel human being we demand justice for George Floyd and the rioting.

gritslady Wasn't there a photo on Twitter which showed this cop on stage w/realDonaldTrump wearing Trump T-shirt/ hat which said 'Make America White Again-the sure sign of a racist-news outlets have had plenty of time to research accuracy of photo and include photo in all stories if true

His abuser career is over !

That's why he felt he could do anything and get away with it

What I take from this is we hv very few allies on the PD. At least 1 of the cops was a P.O.C. & he did nothing but make sure the citizens didn't interfere. I'm surprised we don't hear more outrage from officers across the nation that must work with the stigma created by bad ones.

Looter killed by shop owner already.

Isn’t the Mayor of Minneapolis a Democrat? Isn’t he responsible for the police department in his city? Why do democrats create hostile police environments like Minneapolis and NYC where black men are targeted? Does it have to do with the democrats’ creating the KKK?

bbcBola Different colours but one people. BlackLivesMatter JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

How many times does it have to be said? There is no such thing as a 'good cop'. There are only 'bad cops' and 'SILENT COPS'!!!!

Who would not get several police conduct if your system is drenched with people who are racist!!! Explain! Now the death proves your system is flawed! Serial white killers are put on trial..check forgery if proven is murdered?

It’s time that these racist pos police officers start getting charged with murder rather than being suspended with or without pay or being fired. Simply being fired for murder is not justice to the countless numbers of black victims that have lost their lives in recent years.

wait a minute, him never complying with officers, give police , srry 'crackers' the right to murder him? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, OPEN YOUR DAMN EYES WHITE AMERICA. BlackLivesMatter GeorgeFloyd JusticeForGeorgeFloyd racism icantbreathe AhmaudArbery AllLivesMatter

MsMariaT That lack of dicipline made him feel entitled to slowly choke the life out of a man. Bet you his personal life has D DV in it too.

death penalty

This is murder

Sgantsotso3 It's seems murdering black men is a police pass time in America huh...

Cool but what will actually happen to him? How long is it going to take before we see some action being taken on this guy? Just report after report. The guys probably on his couch drinking a beer

GET HIM TO JAIL!!!!

I don’t care

Meanwhile Minneapolis is on fire with masked armed rioters . White lady in wheelchair attacked by blacks whilst trying to stop them entering a store .. msm totally silent .

Minneapolis ignored complaints for 2+ decades of improper police conduct. Now it's burning.

Ohh look! The media trying to stir up more shit.. how shocking!! 🥱

Way to throw more wood into the fire. Any destruction of property is on your hands. Period.

Elisecats Riot get him off: With union help; Minus the riots even the union could not have helped him.

Oh my

shouldn't he be put under investigation? it's absurd to keep him with his job and uniform knowing that he has a lot of complaints 🙄

i constantly wonder, why TF we can't be black , and be not violated, is that a thing now? we just go around violating ppl because they're black?

WHY NOT?

whiteprivilege

I knew this was why they did something so fast! Blood on their hands for not removing him one of the other 12 times!! Even more disgusting! The entire PD needs to be investigated!!

isn't there a VP hopeful that used to be a prosecutor in Minneapolis around this time? And a history of not prosecuting cops?

PlaceBlacks on Endangered List now

You cry when animals are killed and smiles hysterically when blacks are killed, Shame to the Minneapolis, Death to these ideas. This is 2much to bear

Can we get TurnInYourBadge If you're not going to be a professional law enforcement officer trending.

GeorgeFloydWasMurdered

We could place common Animals on redlist , Endangered Species pls also place Black Americans on Endangered Species. Am based in African, i actually thought this would end during Obama's failed era, never knew d TheWar against blacks has just begun. With these shits

whit1030 That poor poor man was tried & sentenced to death all within nine minutes by those disgusting officers, what happened to innocent until proven guilty. Trump’s America is taking us backwards! 😔😔😔

If you hate someone it is murder - Matthew 5:22 - has anyone listened to Jesus? Luke 18:8

Now ya know... Any questions?!?

if congressmen are above law why not police?

Look well people. Civilized human beings. Look at the evil in the eyes of these 2 Satanic! That’s how the police in America are trained. By the devilhimself

amyklobuchar SenAmyKlobuchar Biden2020

Liars

Anybody can file a conduct complaint and given the job at hand, if an officer doesn't receive a complaint is s/he really doing their job? If the complaints were unfounded or not sustainable then dude was probably on the up n up, not perfect.

MPD brought all this on themselves too late to say sorry LetEmBurn

In my country police is your friend

That’s what lead him to murder George! The way he had his hand in his pocket, as if he was waiting for him to die!

This shit is fucked up. RIP George Floyd

The future needs to be different, and I wish it was as easy as saying 'stop' but that is not enough. White people should not have to throw their voices up for black people to be treated like people. It should be the standard that all people are treated fairly and equally.

Damn.

So, in twenty years of arresting criminals, only 12 complained? Pretty good record.

If this is true that is a shame. I have a hard time with msm however his bad behavior cost a life this time and he is fucked. I wonder if there will be any other loss of life in the riots

He should hang, now

KILL HIM

He is a MURDERER. EXECUTE HIM !!!

TheSchield

Stil they kept him😐

No justice here

F*ck the police

Shocking. Who would’ve thunk it? 🙄

A rotten egg is always a rotten egg!

“Cops for Trump“. That’s why.

Those four so called policemen should be publicly hanged!!!! Should sell popcorn and hot dogs at the hanging!!!!

Why would he have been? That's business as usual for the mafia enforcers we call police.

كنت أرى العنصرية والشرطة الفاسدة فقط بالأفلام ، الآن رأيتهم على الحقيقة ، الامريكيين يظهروا جانب جيد والواقع يعكس ذلك

Undisciplined police officers should be fired. End of!

It was clear from his hideous eyes he has a fetish for maiming & terminating black lives.

Babylon afi burn tis time

Maybe he should of complied with the cops instructions!dumbass

TheMontyShow Police chief needs to be fired for the neglect

funanyachukwu He had too

Let this police men and be trialed and jail. And make sure someone finds their families and assassinate them. Let this be a lesson for all racist. If you think my tweet preaches evil, that’s your problem. An Eye 👁 for an Eye 👁.

realDonaldTrump would call him a very fine person. JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

Blame this one.

This is bullshit, avoid using previous disciplinary issues to mark that officer for being insane, what about many others that have assaulted blacks without being recorded?. Even the press is part of this racist show😡 JusticeForGeorgeFloyd BlackLivesMatter endracism

ToTal outrageous!

WOWWWWWWWW

That’s the problem. They did him no favors. It probably built little by little and he got used to getting away with it. He knew he was being taped, yet he didn’t seem to care.

It is obvious that some police departments will not rein in violent, racist cops. Keep cellphones handy and document police brutality. ALL incidents should be reviewed by a civilian board. 3 Excess force charges, your fired. STOP POLICE VIOLENCE

Norm_Farrell Cops, .... guut little Nazis.

IslandGirlPRV1 😡😡😡😡🖕

Probably a Trumper too.

Facts. The officer kneeling on his neck should be killed. Type of death: GUILLOTINE

That's the real problem - dozen of complaints, no discipline. The guy then thinks he's untouchable, and he does more and more agreegis things.

Did you investigate any of the black gang members who killed 10 black people in Chicago over Memorial Day and shot 36 others? No, because left-wing fruitcakes have to normalize crime by black men.

Protests won’t solve this problem take up arms and VOTE get rid of impeached Donnie and his white supremist henchmen you must VOTE them out it’s the easy way to handle this plagueTRUMPGATE

Great !!!!!!!!!!!

tdub909 He was also a VIP supporter for Trump. (Behind the podium.)

Weak and Despicable.

Cops always excuse their own.

TheWarMonitor The cops instigated this.

Democrat city ...

This is extremely depressing... One person can no longer go home with his family... regardless he is black, white or yellow, the enforcement of the law should never be conducted by any savage again...

I'm 18

GadiNBC How does that compare to an average officer's number of complaints? People file complaints about nothing all the time. Would be nice to see context to see if this is way out of the ordinary.

Because they don't police their own..... Just a couple of 'bad apples' we are always told.. BS - it is rotten to the core.

Shocker! Seemed like he was well trained and practicing the sort of stuff they teach you right out of the manuals.

That’s not good

Evil - we do not want to commit for Evil than the Evil that was done against George Floyd

The second after George Floyd’s death, he’s not a police officer anymore. He’s a murderer!

😡😡😡 really not surprise. Arrest him Hopefully somebody will arrest him and put the knee in his throat as well

Corruption within it's ranks. Heads will roll.

This is just some Nazi Germany stuff happening in the US right now. Disgusting government and police.

Re Geo Floyd’s brutal murder - It’s time for everyone in white America with a speck of human decency to say to Black Americans - this is sick and evil. We are sorry. The police officer with his knee on his neck should have been arrested by now. And the other 3 too. enough

Totally unacceptable! You would think our country would have learnt by now.

DerekChauvinisamurderer

A dozen since ‘01? Maybe it isn’t just the four arresting officers who should be canned and charged...

JoshMankiewicz Psychopaths can be identified before they kill people. It just takes the will to look.

Even the president said this was wrong. There will always be bad eggs. Very sad. This does happen to all races tho. Not just one.

That. Right. There.

That police chief should be removed. ASAP.

and amy klobuchar had the chance to nail him but didnt -- she was too busy complaining to underpaid workers about her coffee or stapler to give a shit. or she was grilling kavanaugh like the lying and shrill harpy we all know she is

America wants him arrested!

Republicans scored another murder,guess they can carve a little knotch in their belt

He was the worst!!!! But his wasn’t alone!!!! All them have to be punished 🤬

msm be like

I am big supporter of law officer's, but I can't tolerate what these officers did to this man. I hope these officers gets charged with murder and victims family should be compensated

trumps perfect cop!

Now we know why he acted without remorse icantbreathe GeorgeFloyd BlackLivesMatters

In other news, water is still wet 🤷🏽‍♀️

Fuck the police

Unfortunately we never know whether you’re lying. If this is true, it’s disgusting. If it’s false, well, also disgusting. Try to build credibility back so we can rely on you once in a while.

death? he was murdered by a police officer cutting off his airway, surrounded by three other police officers protecting the first, also in broad daylight surrounded by witnesses who were recording the murder

Thats why he felt invincible killing someone on camera

Saddest thing ever!

Of course not

Prison for life. Death is too sweet.

LIFE

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