In what will no doubt be one of my wildly unpopular hot takes on the news of the day, I find myself this weekend wondering whether or not a pardon or commutation of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s 22-year prison sentence might be in order. Prompting these thoughts was the news this week that another prisoner stabbed Chauvin 22 times with a crudely built shiv, very nearly killing him. The identity of the assailant has also been revealed. John Turscak is a known member of the Mexican Mafia gang who is currently serving a 30-year sentence for his own violent crime sprees and he admitted that he knew about Chauvin’s “celebrity” status as a prisoner and had planned the attack for at least a month. (NY Post)Read More
Maybe It’s Time to Pardon Derek Chauvin
