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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Robert Tracy’s appointment as St. Louis’ police chief came with a sweetener: In addition to a $175,000 annual salary from the city, a nonprofit organization made up of local business leaders pays him $100,000 a year more.

The arrangement raised some questions at the time about whether the St. Louis Police Foundation’s money would influence Tracy’s approach to policing in a city with one of the nation’s highest rates of violent crime.

Just like paying protection money to the local gang.

There's no way the police chief should be legally allowed to take that money.

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Derek Chauvin. He worked security at her club for 17 years.

She sold the club in 2019. When Santamaria saw Chauvin pinning George Floyd on the pavement in the video that shocked the world, she recognized both, because Floyd worked as a bouncer inside the club in 2019.

hol up. Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd? Derek Chauvin worked with, and knew George Floyd, prior to murdering him in broad daylight?

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The club owner recognizing both doesn't necessarily mean both recognized each other

[–] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

If they worked there at the same time, they definitely would have known each other; any bouncer/security would know any detail cops that regularly moonlighted there, because they're doing the same job, and need to know who each other are. It's like thinking that the person who busses tables wouldn't know the waiters.

Even if Chauvin hadn't worked there regularly, they would have known each other enough to say hello.