Former MN police officer Derek Chauvin charged with second-degree murder; three other officers face charges

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The three Minneapolis police officers who failed to intervene while George Floyd was killed were charged on Wednesday with aiding in his death, and officials pressed a more severe charge against Derek Chauvin, the officer who pinned Mr. Floyd to the ground with a knee for nearly nine minutes while he pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”

Chauvin is now charged with 2nd-degree murder. Prosecutors will have to prove he had intent to kill Mr. Floyd.

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[toomuchbaloney]

2 minutes ago, Kooky Korky said:

So she should become destitute and homeless because of her husband's behavior?

You are advocating that she skirt laws and cheat to protect her husband's assets?

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

You are advocating that she skirt laws and cheat to protect her husband's assets?

They are her assets, too, are they not?  She has to try to survive.  She should get all the good lawyering she can so she can survive.  Derek will never again see the light of day.  He will never be paroled, like the Manson family.  He truly will be in prison for the rest of his days, or maybe will get compassionate release when he becomes terminally ill and has little time left on this earth.

Meantime, she has to survive.

As you know, life is tremendously unfair.  Look at the widows of 911.  Yet others who lost their loved ones got nothing or next to nothing while the widows got millions.  

[MunoRN, RN]

12 hours ago, Kooky Korky said:

They are her assets, too, are they not?  She has to try to survive.  She should get all the good lawyering she can so she can survive.  Derek will never again see the light of day.  He will never be paroled, like the Manson family.  He truly will be in prison for the rest of his days, or maybe will get compassionate release when he becomes terminally ill and has little time left on this earth.

Meantime, she has to survive.

As you know, life is tremendously unfair.  Look at the widows of 911.  Yet others who lost their loved ones got nothing or next to nothing while the widows got millions.  

He'll be 67 when his sentence is complete, 60 when eligible for parole.

Is there some reason why his ex-wife can't work to earn a living like the rest of us?

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

I'm reading that back in February their divorce settlement was finalized.  She got some assets and so did he (and his lawyers no doubt).  For a barely middle aged couple they had about $700,000 in assets including two homes. I'm in the wrong profession or investing in the wrong things.  Isn't this what most ex-wives do, go after assets that were accumulated while married? Not sure what the controversy is.

[Beerman, BSN]

4 hours ago, Tweety said:

I'm reading that back in February their divorce settlement was finalized.  She got some assets and so did he (and his lawyers no doubt).  For a barely middle aged couple they had about $700,000 in assets including two homes. I'm in the wrong profession or investing in the wrong things.  Isn't this what most ex-wives do, go after assets that were accumulated while married? Not sure what the controversy is.

I believe she received most of their assets.  When he gets sued, they won't be able to go after her since they are divorced.

You're right.  There shouldn't be a controversy.  Most of us would do what we legally could to protect what is ours, and aren't so hypocritical to criticize someone else who does.

[toomuchbaloney]

4 hours ago, Tweety said:

Not sure what the controversy is.

No controversy.  Unethical people behave in unethical ways...nothing controversial about that. 

[Beerman, BSN]

Some might argue that it's unethical to go after the marital assets when a settlement with the city in the tens of millions is likely.  Which, is what eventually happened.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, Beerman said:

Some might argue that it's unethical to go after the marital assets when a settlement with the city in the tens of millions is likely.  Which, is what eventually happened.

 

3 hours ago, Beerman said:

I believe she received most of their assets.  When he gets sued, they won't be able to go after her since they are divorced.

You're right.  There shouldn't be a controversy.  Most of us would do what we legally could to protect what is ours, and aren't so hypocritical to criticize someone else who does.

Gotcha.  From what I'm reading it was all approved by a judge so unethical or not it was legal.  

[Beerman, BSN]

25 minutes ago, Tweety said:

 

Gotcha.  From what I'm reading it was all approved by a judge so unethical or not it was legal.  

Exactly.  When the legal system and lawyers are involved, it's no holds barred.  

[toomuchbaloney]

Our legal system isn't necessarily ethical or just.  

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

On 10/31/2021 at 2:16 PM, MunoRN said:

He'll be 67 when his sentence is complete, 60 when eligible for parole.

Is there some reason why his ex-wife can't work to earn a living like the rest of us?

I assume she is able to work.  Yes, like the rest of us, she should work if she is not disabled.

Still, like the rest of us, she should try, through good lawyering, to preserve every asset that can possibly be preserved.

 

Read John Grisham's "The Reckoning".  It talks about a fraudulent transfer of title to the killer's land.  I'm thinking that a knowledgeable and skilled lawyer could go after the wife's share of what were once jointly owned assets.  Not sure.  Not a lawyer, just putting off my Honey Do's.  ?

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

On 10/31/2021 at 2:16 PM, MunoRN said:

He'll be 67 when his sentence is complete, 60 when eligible for parole.

Is there some reason why his ex-wife can't work to earn a living like the rest of us?

Even if no one kills him while in prison, there could be additional years added if he is convicted in Federal court or if he gets into fights, tries to escape, whatever.   Who would ever parole him unless he is terminally ill?