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Derek Chauvin: What we know about the former officer convicted in George Floyd's death


Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years.
In the span of nearly a year, he was filmed kneeling on George Floyd‘s neck for more than nine minutes, fired from the police department and convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death.
Here’s what we know about the officer convicted on April 20 in Floyd’s murder.
He had 18 prior complaints against him
Before he knelt on Floyd’s neck, Chauvin was the subject of 18 prior complaints filed with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal Affairs.
Police confirmed the complaints were filed but didn’t detail why they were filed or what they entailed. ....

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Readers Write: The Derek Chauvin trial, Rondo, rural grocers


Readers Write: The Derek Chauvin trial, Rondo, rural grocers
The debate over what the jury faces. 
February 27, 2021 6:00pm
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In his Feb. 21 column The challenge of a fair trial for Chauvin, D.J. Tice says, Another basic question that could become complicated concerns how [George] Floyd died. No, it won t.
Tice says that s because the medical examiner found the presence of heart disease and dangerous drugs. But as he notes, the death is listed as homicide. Homicide is the killing of one human being by another. Chauvin s actions, intent and state of mind are surely going to be scrutinized, but he did take Floyd s life, of that there is no doubt. Floyd died on that day, at that time, because Chauvin put a knee on his neck. ....

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In Minneapolis, barricades erected for the Derek Chauvin trial won't deter protesters of George Floyd's death


In Minneapolis, barricades erected for the Derek Chauvin trial won t deter protesters of George Floyd s death
Organizers criticize leaders for spending on fencing instead of reform. 
February 25, 2021 5:54pm
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Community organizers vowing to peacefully protest during the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin criticized government leaders Thursday for pouring money into fences, barbed wire and other barricades surrounding public buildings.
The boards going up around the city imply that the protesters are the problem, not police violence, said Michelle Gross from Communities Against Police Brutality.
It is outlandish that they are circling their buildings and themselves in barbed wire and plywood and razor wire, Gross said at a news conference. They are more afraid of the people than they are of police violence. ....

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