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  • 2021-04-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Does Derek Chauvin Have a 'Three Percenters' Symbol on His Hand? (en)
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  • On April 20, 2021, some on social media shared a rumor that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted that day of murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of George Floyd, had a symbol on his left hand representing the extremist group Three Percenters. Here is one example post on Facebook, with the user's name cropped out for privacy: We can't see what's on Chauvin's hand because the image is too blurry when blown up. But it appears to be two lines, and what some were interpreting as a third line actually appears to be a shadow, near his thumb. That said, some saw what they believed to be three parallel markings on his left palm, which, if true, could resemble the symbol for the Three Percenters, a right-wing extremist militia group. Perhaps viewers had cause to suspect that after reports in 2020 that a St. Paul police officer decorated his personal vehicle with a Three Percenters sticker: However, Chauvin's attorney, Eric Nelson, told TMZ otherwise. Chauvin had reportedly written Nelson's phone number on his hand before the verdict came down in case he was taken into custody — which he was. TMZ reported: There is no evidence Chauvin is affiliated with the Three Percenters group. We have previously reported extensively on his background. According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which tracks and researches extremism, the Three Percenters is an anti-government militia movement that, perhaps counterintuitively, has appeared at rallies of former U.S. President Donald Trump to provide armed 'security' against anti-Trump protesters. According to ADL, the Three Percenter concept, created in 2008, is based on an inaccurate historical claim that only 3 percent of Americans fought in the Revolutionary War against the British. Chauvin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Video of Chauvin kneeling on the neck of Floyd, who's Black, went viral and sparked nationwide, massive racial justice demonstrations in the spring and summer of 2020. (en)
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