Will the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict change policing in America?
<p>George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white police officer touched off a new civil rights uprising that rippled across the world</p><p>The jury that reached a guilty verdict on former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd signaled the conclusion of a historic police brutality trial and a key moment for policing and for the battle for racial equality in America.</p><p>Observers have talked about this case being so significant that it will <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/10/derek-chauvin-trial-week-two-police-chief-testimony">stand as a watershed</a> between the way law enforcement was held to account in the US before George Floyd was pinned by the neck under Chauvin’s knee, and after.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/will-the-derek-chauvin-verdict-change-us-policing">Continue reading...</a>
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