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Juvenike

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Floyd was not a juvenile. He was an adult drugged man. Not saying he deserved to die but at least tell the truth. ~2026-23029-74 (talk) 19:48, 14 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I don't see anything in this article saying Floyd was a juvenile. Cadddr (talk) 19:56, 14 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I would assume that they mistook "unnamed juvenile" as referring to George Floyd. YeetV4 (talk) 00:05, 26 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Musk call for pardon

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Elon Musk called for his pardon in 2025 https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-weighs-derek-chauvin-pardon-proposal-ben-shapiro-2039593 Is that worthy of inclusion? Also the speculation that the President will consider it? ~2026-24085-81 (talk) 11:05, 20 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Consensus about infobox image

Latest comment: 3 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion

There's been a few instances of either a photo of Chauvin during the murder being added, or an image of one of his mugshots/booking photos being added, then deleted off the article and the Commons (I put a caption for the booking photo for the time being, but I do expect it to be deleted). Since we haven't found a free image him yet, should we have an invisible comment stating to not add an image unless consensus is reached, or something like that? Non-free images can't be used in this instance per WP:NFCC, so it would be useful. AnthonyTheGuy (talk) 20:25, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Yes, anything that solves this endless back and forth. I think the thing that confuses people is we can usually use NFCC images for people with life sentences, but Chauvin didn't get one. PARAKANYAA (talk) 20:27, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I didn't know that about NFCC, that's very useful! (I also didn't know he didn't receive a life sentence, that scares me...) AnthonyTheGuy (talk) 20:31, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I added an invisible comment in the top of the article, anyone can feel free to tweak the wording!

(Related to my previous comment, I guess I assumed that the 22 year sentence = a life sentence, even though it didn't) AnthonyTheGuy (talk) 20:38, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Inconsistency in number

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The shooting of Wayne Reyes says 23 shots in one paragraph and 43 in a later paragraph. Of the linked articles, only one has as number and it's 43. ~2026-32636-88 (talk) 14:38, 2 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2026

Latest comment: 19 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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Change the first line "Derek Michael Chauvin is an American former police officer who murdered George Floyd" to "Derek Michael Chauvin is an American former police officer involved in the death of George Floyd"

The officer's actions during the interaction are in line with the definition of negligent homicide and not intentional murder. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/negligent-homicide Ratelsteak (talk) 12:12, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: Read the FAQ on this talk page, especially WP:MURDERS. StephenMacky1 (talk) 12:22, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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