Derek Michael Chauvin

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Derek Michael Chauvin
Born March 19, 1976 (1976-03-19) (age 48)
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Occupation Former Minneapolis Police Department officer
Known for Killing of George Floyd
Criminal charge Second-degree murder, third-degree manslaughter
Spouse Kellie Chauvin (2010-2020)

Derek Michael Chauvin

The "Can't Breathe" T-shirt

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On June 10th, 2020, a t-shirt was briefly available, on Amazon. Public outrage lead to Amazon withdrawing the product.

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Prior relationship between Chauvin and Floyd

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Derek Chauvin's past

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Derek Chauvin and qualified immunity

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References

  1. ↑ Debbie White (2020-06-02). "'DEVASTATED BY DEATH' Who is Derek Chauvin’s wife Kellie Chauvin?". The Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606012019/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11762257/who-derek-chauvins-wife-kellie-chauvin/. Retrieved 2020-06-03. "Kellie Chauvin has been thrown into the media spotlight after it was announced that she was to split from her cop husband, Derek Chauvin." 
  2. ↑ Edmund DeMarche (2020-06-01). "Derek Chauvin transported to maximum-security prison: reports". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609004457/https://www.foxnews.com/us/derek-chauvin-transported-to-maximum-security-prison-reports. Retrieved 2020-06-03. 
  3. ↑ "State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin". 2020-05-29. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608075143/https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf. 
  4. ↑ Amir Vera (2020-06-02). "Independent autopsy and Minnesota officials say George Floyd's death was homicide". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608154708/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/george-floyd-independent-autopsy/index.html. 
  5. ↑ Andy Mannix (2020-05-26). "What we know about Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao, two of the officers caught on tape in the death of George Floyd". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200527041830/https://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/. 
  6. ↑ Joe Barrett; Erin Ailworth; Ben Kesling; Sadie Gurman (2020-05-28). "Justice Department Says George Floyd's Death a Priority". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528154738/https://www.wsj.com/articles/minneapolis-protests-over-george-floyd-death-escalate-and-spread-11590676810. 
  7. ↑ Isaac Scher (2020-05-27). "The police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck has been involved in shootings and was the subject of 10 different complaints". The Insider. https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5. Retrieved 2020-05-27. 
  8. ↑ Pilar Melendez. "Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd 'Tried to Kill Me' in 2008". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528235057/https://www.thedailybeast.com/minneapolis-man-alleges-derek-chauvin-tried-to-kill-him-before-he-kneeled-on-george-floyd. Retrieved 2020-05-29. 
  9. ↑ Ana Lastra; Eric Rasmussen (2020-05-28). "George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club". KSTP-TV (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529005628/https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/. Retrieved 2020-05-29. 
  10. ↑ "The Latest: Attorneys seek outside probe of Floyd's death". Associated Press. 2020-05-29. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529165026/https://apnews.com/af48a809881976ddd3bf6dbb225eb538. Retrieved 2020-05-29. 
  11. ↑ Bernard Condon (2020-05-29). "Charged Minn. cop used 'overkill' tactics as nightclub guard". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530135058/https://apnews.com/69beaad97dcea2dce6c2184e0f5b5e4e. Retrieved 2020-05-29. 
  12. ↑ Brian Dakss (2020-05-26). "Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526153154/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-fatal-arrest-officer-kneeling-neck-man-died/. Retrieved 2020-05-26. 
  13. ↑ Mark Quinlivan (2020-05-29). "George Floyd death: Newly emerged surveillance footage shows no evidence of resistance". Newshub. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530095542/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/05/george-floyd-death-newly-emerged-surveillance-footage-shows-no-evidence-of-resistance.html. Retrieved 2020-05-30. 
  14. ↑ Dakin Andone (2020-05-28). "Surveillance video does not support police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528232542/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/video-george-floyd-contradict-resist-trnd/index.html. Retrieved 2020-05-28. 
  15. ↑ Christine Hauser (2020-05-26). "F.B.I. to Investigate Arrest of Black Man Who Died After Being Pinned by Officer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526143016/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/us/minneapolis-police-man-died.html. Retrieved 2020-05-26. 
  16. ↑ Dennis Wagner; Grace Hauck (2020-05-29). "George Floyd death: Experts say knee-to-neck restraint is dangerous, but Minneapolis allows it". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609022902/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/29/george-floyd-experts-say-neck-restraint-allowed-minneapolis-can-kill/5274334002/. 
  17. ↑ Andrew Scottie (2020-05-28). "The move used to restrain George Floyd is discouraged by most police. Here's why". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607205943/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/george-floyd-knee-to-neck-excessive-force-trnd/index.html. 
  18. ↑ Bill McCarthy (2020-05-29). "The death of George Floyd: What you need to know". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213342/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/may/29/death-george-floyd-what-you-need-know/. 
  19. ↑ Scottie Andrew (2020-06-01). "Derek Chauvin: What we know about the former officer charged in George Floyd's death". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608101527/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-trnd/index.html. 
  20. ↑ "Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin In Custody, Charged With Murder In George Floyd’s Death". CBS News (Minneapolis). 2020-05-29. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609175607/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/29/derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd-death-minneapolis-police-officer/. 
  21. ↑ Scottie Andrew (2020-06-02). "Derek Chauvin's wife requests to change her last name in divorce filing". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609040727/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/kellie-chauvin-divorce-derek-chauvin-trnd/index.html. 
  22. ↑ "George Floyd Death: All Four Former Officers Involved Now Charged, In Custody". CBS News (Minneapolis, MN). 2020-06-03. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606160506/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/george-floyd-death-derek-chauvins-murder-charge-upgraded-to-2nd-degree-unintentional-murder-3-other-officers-charged/. 
  23. ↑ Finlay Greig (2020-05-29). "Officer Derek Chauvin: who is the Minneapolis police officer arrested over the death of George Floyd – and what is second-degree murder?". Edinburgh News. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/world/officer-derek-chauvin-who-minneapolis-police-officer-arrested-over-death-george-floyd-and-what-second-degree-murder-2868802. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "In 2008 Chauvin responded to a domestic assault call, shooting and wounding Ira Latrell Toles. Toles is said to have reached for an officer’s gun when Chauvin shot him in the abdomen." 
  24. ↑ Rachel Hosie (2020-06-05). "A black Southwest Airlines flight attendant had an emotional conversation about race with a white passenger, not knowing he was the CEO of American Airlines". The Insider. https://www.insider.com/black-flight-attendant-shares-emotional-conversation-race-white-passenger-airlines-2020-6. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "A black Southwest Airlines flight attendant had an emotional conversation about race with a white passenger, not knowing he was the CEO of American Airlines." 
  25. ↑ Haven Orecchio-Egresitz (2020-06-05). "One of the officers charged in George Floyd's killing was hired despite having a criminal record and slew of traffic violations". The Insider. https://www.insider.com/fired-minneapolis-police-officer-thomas-lane-had-criminal-record-2020-6. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Earl Gray, Lane's attorney, argued during a bail hearing on Thursday that his client had very little choice but to obey his senior officer. "What was [Lane] supposed to do … go up to Mr. Chauvin and grab him and throw him off?" Gray said in court, according to the Star Tribune." 
  26. ↑ Ashley Collman (2020-06-05). "2 of the police officers charged over George Floyd's deadly arrest had been less than 4 days into the job, their lawyers say". The Insider. https://www.insider.com/george-floyd-alexander-kueng-thomas-lane-rookies-defense-lawyers-2020-6. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Gray said Lane had asked Chauvin twice if they should flip Floyd onto his back and was told no. Lane also said he worried Floyd might be in a state of delirium, Gray said. 'What was my client supposed to do but follow what his training officer said?' Gray asked. 'Is that aiding and abetting a crime?'" 
  27. ↑ Michelle Mark (2020-06-09). "18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin". The Insider. https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-minneapolis-police-background-life-2020-6. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Chauvin started his career as a police officer in 2001 at age 25, after working as a security guard and a McDonald's cook. He also served as a military police officer from 1996 to 2000, stationed in Rochester, Minnesota, and Hohenfels, Germany, The New York Times and the Star Tribune reported." 
  28. ↑ "Derek Chauvin and George Floyd had history of not getting along, coworker says". CBS News. 2020-06-09. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/derek-chauvin-and-george-floyd-had-history-of-not-getting-along-coworker-says/. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer charged for Floyd's death, worked together at a nightclub and had a history of not getting along, a coworker says. The owner of the nightclub says Chauvin was afraid and intimidated by black people." 
  29. ↑ Jeff Pegues (2020-06-11). "Man who claimed George Floyd and Derek Chauvin "bumped heads" changes story". CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-nightclub-bumped-heads-changes-story/. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "A man who worked at the same club with George Floyd and Derek Chauvin – and previously told CBS News the two had "bumped heads" – changed his story Wednesday, saying he had mistaken Floyd for another unnamed African-American employee." 
  30. ↑ Claire Goforth (2020-06-11). [https://www.dailydot.com/debug/facebook-groups-derek-chauvin/ "Inside the Facebook groups that support Derek Chauvin So much racism."]. Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/facebook-groups-derek-chauvin/. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "As always, there is an extremely vocal minority taking the opposite side. And, as always, you can find them on Facebook, spewing into the void on public and private groups. Groups include 'Derek Chauvin race warrior,' 'Derek Chauvin is innocent!' and 'Derek Chauvin did nothing wrong!'" 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Police reforms long overdue". Rockford Register Star. 2020-06-10. https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20200610/police-reforms-long-overdue. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "Make field training officer positions prestigious, well-paid assignments that only the highest performers qualify for. It’s worth noting that Chauvin was assigned to an FTO position despite having 18 previous complaints filed against him. The day of Floyd’s death, he had two rookies shadowing him. If you want better cops, find better teachers." 
  32. ↑ Stephen Proctor (2020-06-10). "Former co-worker of George Floyd and Derek Chauvin claims they 'bumped heads' in the past". Yahoo News. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/former-coworker-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-claims-they-bumped-heads-in-past-071539036.html. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "On the CBS special, Justice for All hosted by Gayle King, George Floyd’s brother Philonise said he believes Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in Floyd’s death, knew exactly who Floyd was as he pressed his knee into his neck. Not only that, Philonise said he believed it was personal, and he’s not the only one who sees it that way." 
  33. ↑ "George Floyd, cop accused of killing him worked together and didn’t get along, says ex-colleague". Indian Express. 2020-06-10. https://indianexpress.com/article/world/floyd-ex-policeman-accused-of-killing-him-worked-together-and-didnt-get-along-says-former-colleague-6452783/. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "Benjamin Crump, the attorney representing Floyd’s family, has pressed for second-degree murder charges to be upgraded to first-degree murder against Chauvin as he knew who Floyd was when the incident occurred, CBS reported. He further argued that the amount of time Chauvin had pinned Floyd to the ground showed an 'intentional will to do bodily harm'." 
  34. ↑ "New Insight About Former Police Officer Now Charged With Murder In Death Of George Floyd" (YouTube). CBS Miami. 2020-06-09. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQevnKF9kgc. "CBS4's Jeff Pegues spoke with David Pinney, who says Derek Chauvin and George Floyd "bumped heads" while working at nightclub." 
  35. ↑ "Minneapolis police release Chauvin’s personnel records, offering few more details". Twincities. 2020-05-02. https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/02/minneapolis-police-release-chauvins-personnel-records-offering-few-more-details/. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "Chauvin received a letter of reprimand for the incident, the details of which were redacted." 
  36. ↑ Nathaniel Sobel (2020-06-06). "What Is Qualified Immunity, and What Does It Have to Do With Police Reform?". Lawfare. https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-qualified-immunity-and-what-does-it-have-do-police-reform. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "The protests ignited by the killing of George Floyd have put a spotlight on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity. While qualified immunity is not at issue in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other former officers who face criminal charges stemming from Floyd’s death, it is one of many structural factors that make it difficult to hold police officers accountable for wrongdoing." 
  37. ↑ Brad Poloumbo (2020-06-08). "There’s Never Been a Better Time to Abolish Qualified Immunity". The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/p/theres-never-been-a-better-time-to. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "'It’s hard to say for sure whether [officer] Derek Chauvin would be protected by qualified immunity if George Floyd’s family brought a civil suit,' the Cato Institute’s Jay Schweikert said. 'But either way, this incident absolutely reinforces the need to abolish qualified immunity.'" 
  38. ↑ Noah Feldman Bloomberg (2020-06-10). "Qualified immunity suggests police are above the law". The Eagle. https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/qualified-immunity-suggests-police-are-above-the-law/article_cba8af60-ca10-53a9-8539-9f059a1f3905.html. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "And so a Section 1983 lawsuit against Derek Chauvin, the officer who is charged with murdering George Floyd, would have to show that clearly established federal law prohibited the placing of an officer's knee on an arrestee's neck." 
  39. ↑ Mayde Gomez (2020-06-09). "Why police officers are granted qualified immunity". ABC Sacramento (Sacramento, California). https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/police-qualified-immunity/103-1f467731-bb6b-4d18-a435-06976270a370. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "Chin says even in cases where there is video proof, like in the George Floyd case, the family is still going to have a hard time holding accused former officer Derek Chauvin accountable in civil court." 
  40. ↑ Ian Millhiser (2020-05-30). "How the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholds: When the Supreme Court turns its back on injustice, there are consequences". Vox magazine. https://www.vox.com/2020/5/30/21274697/supreme-court-police-chokehold-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-lyons-los-angeles. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "It’s a sadly familiar scene, and quite like one that played out in 1976 after Los Angeles police officers pulled over Adolph Lyons for a broken taillight." 
  41. ↑ Clark Neily (2020-05-31). "To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity". The Bulwark. https://thebulwark.com/to-make-police-accountable-end-qualified-immunity/. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "It is well known that prosecutors rarely bring criminal charges against police officers, and indeed it seems unlikely Chauvin would have been charged had his assault on George Floyd not been captured on a viral video. That means the only avenue of accountability for most victims of police misconduct is a civil rights lawsuit that they themselves can initiate without the largesse of some prosecutor or citizen review board. But the Supreme Court has largely gutted that remedy with a judicially confected gloss that transforms the legislatively chosen policy of strict liability into one of near-zero accountability." 
  42. ↑ Nicole Darrah (2020-06-09). "FIGHT FOR 'JUSTICE' Sen Kamala Harris warns ‘it will not be easy’ to get a conviction for George Floyd ‘killer cop’ Derek Chauvin". The Sun (UK) (New York City). https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11819997/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-kamala-harris-conviction/. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "'He died while this police officer who had been invested with a badge and a gun by the people used the power he was given by the people to have his knee on a human being's neck.'" 
  43. ↑ Eric Levitz (2010-06-03). "Cops Get Away With Murder Because They’re Popular". New York magazine. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-police-abuse-reform-qualified-immunity-polls.html. Retrieved 2020-06-10. "Over the past 72 hours, videos of audacious police abuse have proliferated so rapidly, subgenres like “cops willfully attacking clearly identified members of the press” are already stocked with a wide range of titles. We’ve seen police pepper-spray protestors for the crime of exercising their First Amendment rights, shoot paint canisters at people seated on their front porch, and throw senior citizens to the ground. In ways large and small, officers have comported themselves as though they are not bound by the laws they’re meant to enforce." 
  44. ↑ Madison J. Gray (2020-06-11). "Officer Charged In Death Of George Floyd Attempted Plea Deal Before Arrest". BET. https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/06/11/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-plea-deal-minneapolis.html. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Last week, legislation was also introduced to end qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that critics say gives protection to government officials and agents who violate individuals’ constitutional and civil rights." 
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