I told you a little of this over a week ago. But further confirmation is coming to light.
TMU | When asked if Chauvin had a “problem with Black people,” Santamaria commented that she believes “he was afraid and intimidated.”
In the past, Santamaria has commented that Chauvin had a tendency to become unnecessarily aggressive during
nights when the club had a primarily Black clientele, especially in
terms of by dousing crowds with pepper spray and resorting to calling
police as backup in a move she described as “overkill.”
In video footage from May 25 that has been seen tens of millions of
times over the past two weeks, Chauvin can be seen choking Floyd with
his knee during an arrest attempt that ultimately led to his death.
The white now-former officer held his knee down on the 46-year-old
unarmed Black man’s neck for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds in
total, and two minutes and 53 seconds after Floyd lost consciousness,
according to a criminal complaint. Three officers also took part in the deadly events.
The three other former officers who have been charged with aiding and
abetting Chauvin during the second-degree killing of Floyd are J
Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao.
