'You can call me a snitch': Police dispatcher alerted supervisor to officer kneeling on George Floyd

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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Source: Washington Post

After watching live footage of Minneapolis officers arresting George Floyd on May 25, a police dispatcher was concerned enough by what she saw to call a supervisor.

You can call me a snitch if you want to, but we had the cameras up” on Floyd’s arrest, said the unnamed dispatcher in audio released on Monday. “All of them sat on this man.”

The supervisor promised to “find out” what was happening — but it would be nearly another 15 minutes before a sergeant arrived at the scene where Officer Derek Chauvin had knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes before his death, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

The tape, part of a batch of 911 calls about Floyd’s death released by the city, raises fresh questions about how Minneapolis police reacted as horrified bystanders and their own dispatcher sounded alarms about the officers’ use of force.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/you-can-call-me-a-snitch-police-dispatcher-alerted-supervisor-to-officer-kneeling-on-george-floyd/ar-BB15ycx7?li=BBnb7Kz

[Roc2020]

1. Chauvin knew Floyd and had a grudge. On top of that

the Asian cop that was there, Chauvin was married to his sister. So you got that family dynamic happening with two rookies watching. The worse possible circumstances clashing to kill that man.

[IronLionZion]

4. The sister story is false

https://heavy.com/news/2020/06/kellie-chauvin-tou-thao/

Her brother is a cop, but is not involved in this case.

[sarisataka]

5. His wife and the other former officer

Are not related.

Also there has been no confirmation they had a grudge. The person who formerly employed both could not confirm they even knew each other.

[iluvtennis]

2. Wow, just wow. I have no words. nt

[jayfish]

3. "You can call me a snitch"

Gives one an idea of the depth of the rot. Even dispatchers are pressured to hold the blue line.

[FBaggins]

6. Dispatcher could view the camera live?

I thought the body cams just record for later use.

If they can reasonably be used as live streams back to the station then departments should consider a supervisor-level position that actually watches and can interact/coach during an altercation (and can include feedback as part of performance evaluations).

I disagree that "all cops" are an issue... but the ones that ARE an issue don't just pop up one day with a dead suspect. There must have been previous occasions that crossed a line and might have been dealt with if the right person was watching.

[PatSeg]

8. I had no idea that was possible either

This is a brilliant idea as long as people act on what they see, but apparently that doesn't happen often. The technology is there, it is the many of the people who are the problem.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. It was a police camera. We have them on street lights all over Chicago

[progree]

7. A lot of good discussion in the earlier LBN story

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142515004

[lagomorph777]

10. Arrest the supervisor.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Would be interesting as to the name

of the Supervisor,oh btw,how about his relationship to or with Chavin.

[JudyM]

12. Locking

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142515004
Please continue discussion in that early pier thread.