The question is whether Chauvin’s prison sentence changes a thing for Black men and people of color who are disproportionately killed by police.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
This company’s permissive policies are behind high-profile police shootings of Black men in the US
Lexipol markets its policies as a way to protect local governments from frivolous lawsuits. It has attracted law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says he shouldn’t go to prison for George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says the ex-cop was the product of a “broken system” and shouldn’t go to prison. Prosecutors say he should get 30 years.
‘Everything wrong with policing in America’: Clips of Andrew Brown Jr. shooting show the limits of bodycam videos
Video shows Andrew Brown Jr. driving away from deputies, but the DA says he endangered their lives. The deputies will not face charges in his death.
Bodycams haven’t lived up to promises of exposing police misconduct. One reason: The police decide what to release.
Police officer body cameras were supposed to provide a window into what really happened when someone dies at the hands of a police officer.
3 former police officers accused in George Floyd’s death won’t stand trial until March 2022
Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao, were supposed to face trial Aug. 23 in the death of George Floyd last year.
Derek Chauvin’s conviction is progress, but it ‘will do nothing to change’ urban policing on its own
Jurors quickly convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death, but it does little to “change the physics of urban policing.”
Assault or ‘reasonable’ policing? Takeaways from Derek Chauvin trial’s closing arguments as jury begins deliberations
The jury started deliberating in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Monday afternoon. He faces three charges in the death of George Floyd.
As protests continue over police killings, lawmakers try to add to the list of crimes protesters could face
Lawmakers say they’re cracking down on violence, not protests. Critics say the bills would criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment.
Lawyers in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial zoom in on training, drug use, and viral video
The world has seen the unforgettable footage of George Floyd’s death. And the viral video is the main thing that attorneys for Derek Chauvin don’t want the jury to focus on.