The Derek Chauvin Trial

hollydolly said:
yep I feel that may well be the case...and surely if the wife is divorced from him she wouldn't be entitled to his pension by then ..or would she ?..I'm not au fait with US laws
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I think it would depend on how long she was married to him. Thinking it has to be at least 10 years.
 

todalake said:
Minnesota should change their law in line with other states regarding felony convictions. I would be surprised if he survived 5 years in prison. Former cops in prison with lifers with nothing to lose can be a deadly combination.
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I agree..and I would imagine that he will not be kept in any protected cell..
 

Ruthanne said:
That remains to be seen. Sometimes they put some in special protection and sometimes they don't.
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yes they do, almost always... but I doubt they would in this case, because it would be going against the solidarity that the Minnesota Police officers, people, and jurors were showing to the Black Community .
 
hollydolly said:
yep I feel that may well be the case...and surely if the wife is divorced from him she wouldn't be entitled to his pension by then ..or would she ?..I'm not au fait with US laws
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They were married 10 years so she will get his federal Social Security at 62 (I think) if she's not married at that age. As far as his pension from his job, I have no clue.

She didn't ask for alimony in the divorce proceedings ...think she watched the video and knew he wasn't ever going back to work so what was the point... I also think she wanted to push it through quickly to avoid responsibility for his debt which is likely tremendous due to legal fees.
 
AnnieA said:
They were married 10 years so she will get his federal Social Security at 62 (I think) if she's not married at that age. As far as his pension from his job, I have no clue.

She didn't ask for alimony in the divorce proceedings ...think she watched the video and knew he wasn't ever going back to work so what was the point... I also think she wanted to push it through quickly to avoid responsibility for his debt which is likely tremendous due to legal fees.
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I think the city pays for an officer's legal fees.
 
This decision will be appealed for many years to come as the judge gave the jury 3 instructions as to which Chauvin was guilty of if at all. To find him guilty of all 3 is like saying he killed Floyd 3 times, which is totally impossible. That he should have let Floyd stand up once he said he could not breathe is not even debatable. To ignore the man was out and out negligence, but was it deliberate murder? Were I a juror, this would be my question. Manslaughter or negligent murder yes, I agree with one or both. But, will the appeals courts do so in the end? You can bet, they will dredge up Floyd's criminal past and involvement in drugs. This could cause the original charges to get lost in the shuffle. This is why I am uncomfortable with the Judge's instructions.
 
AnnieA said:
They were married 10 years so she will get his federal Social Security at 62 (I think) if she's not married at that age. As far as his pension from his job, I have no clue.

She didn't ask for alimony in the divorce proceedings ...think she watched the video and knew he wasn't ever going back to work so what was the point... I also think she wanted to push it through quickly to avoid responsibility for his debt which is likely tremendous due to legal fees.
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We were just talking about this earlier. Wondering if he was an abuser at home whether she'll give interviews or write a book ..if he gets a long enough sentence
 
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