382
submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, a low-security prison. He was previously held in Arizona at FCI Tucson in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights and a 22 1/2-year state sentence for second-degree murder.

The transfer comes nearly nine months after Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 156 points 2 years ago

No one should be stabbed in prison, but of all the people who are, this is who I feel the least sorry for.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago

I don't feel the need to wish people harm, but I also don't feel the need to care equally for everyone who is harmed. Sucks to suck.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 25 points 2 years ago

For me it would be Sheriff Arpaio. That definitely happened in the good timeline where he didn't get a presidential pardon.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

I would be pretty ok if Martin Shkrelli and Sam Bankman-Fried were stabbed in prison.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I would not. I would not be okay with anyone being stabbed in prison.

Prison shouldn't be about vengeance. I don't care how awful you are.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Okay but what about them getting stabbed outside of or inbetween prison?

load more comments (6 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)
[-] pubquiz@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago

At least we know part of the answer to: "How many times does one have to stab a pig to kill it." Clearly the answer is > 22.

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago

Another former Minneapolis officer, Thomas Lane, who held down Floyd’s legs as he struggled to breathe, was released from federal prison in Colorado on Tuesday.

I feel like this should be the bigger story.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

With a rap sheet like that, he should move down to Florida and apply to be a cop. They'll hire him in a heartbeat.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] foggy@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago

I guess one way for a snitch to get some rep back is to stab a cop 22 times 🤷‍♂️

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That really sucks. I completely forgot to grab dip earlier at the store. Full bag of chips, and I gotta eat them dry watching my show tonight. Booo

[-] theedqueen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

What kind of dip do you usually get?

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago

I was really excited when I saw bacon dip. Unfortunately it sucks, don't even bother trying it. I just stay with the tried and true sour cream and onion.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

I like to make my own Ranch, and I add lots of fresh dill.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Fresh dill sounds nice, never grown my own.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thats very awesome. I can only imagine how great that is

[-] tacosplease@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't wish my disappointment after buying it on anyone.

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Is he a knife magnet? How does this keep happening to him? Did he do something wrong, or something?

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

I'd imagine there are a lot of people in prison who aren't especially fond of cops

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I'd say outside prison, as well.

[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Then be infamous for triggering a huge number of protests and a few more murders of innocent bystanders.

[-] TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wait did this happen before? Or are you just talking about the instance where he got stabbed 22 times (which is impressive) a couple months ago mentioned in the article?

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

It's way funnier if you imagine it's him getting stabbed 22 individual times.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (4 replies)
[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Perhaps this will motivate police unions to fight as hard against conditions that allow prison stabbings as they do against people being held accountable for murder.

[-] Andonyx@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hah! Good one. They'll just fight to make it impossible to send a cop to prison no matter how many people they murder.

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 years ago

I could go for a ceaser salad

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

He committed murder he should be in a maximum security prison.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

That's anger talking. It doesn't make sense for compliant, low risk inmates to be in maximum security prisons.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Ya, I am angry, but no, that's not why. If he isn't in almost 24-hour isolation, he's gonna get stabbed or beat or raped or killed. The best place to provide for that is a supermax. And I don't care if this makes me a bad person, but this asshole deserves to suffer for the rest of his life.

load more comments (4 replies)
[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah nah nah. Guy needs super max for his own protection. In this day and age, officer safety is a real concern, even with disgraced former officers. Derek "Soft Derriere" Chauvin needs full 23 hour a day isolation interspersed with supervised private yard time. Anything less and I'm just petrified poor Derek won't survive. Shame.

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
load more comments (4 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
382 points (98.5% liked)

News

36529 readers
349 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.


Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.


7. No duplicate posts.


If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.


All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS