The trial of white police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, is already rocking the nation.
Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter.
But it may be a month before we know if he’s convicted, according toThe Conversation.
You probably know White’s work.
“Without the video,” he exclusively toldThe List, “this prosecution would not be taking place.
It is the video that galvanized the world.”
“Galvanized” is an understatement.
That’s “extraordinary,” said White.
Usually, the defense in a police shooting case hinges on an officer having limited time to react.
But “we are not dealing with a ‘split-second decision,'” in this case as per White.
Another astounding thing that distinguishes Chauvin’s trial from other otherwise similar police trials is its witnesses.
It is very unusual for a police officer to cooperate against their fellow officers, let alone testify."
But he nonetheless thinks that Chauvin will be found guilty.
White is certain, too, that it will be impossible to keep politics out of the case.
“The verdict will create a million disparate opinions,” White predicted.
