Testimony resumed with a leading law enforcement practices expert from the Los Angeles Police Department, who told jurors there were clear signs during George Floyd's arrest that should have prompted the now-fired Minneapolis officer to dial down his use of force.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose above 500 in Minnesota for the first time since late January. Officials reported a 6.3% positivity rate as well as 19 more COVID-19 deaths and 2,004 more infections.
It's at least Jim Crow-adjacent. Then, as now, there was a web of disenfranchisement, but not an explicit statute that said: 'Black people can't vote.'
03:03Warning: Video may contain graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing. Sgt. Jody Stiger, a leading law enforcement practices expert from the Los Angeles Police Department told jurors Wednesday that murder defendant Derek Chauvin appeared to be inflicting pain to a cuffed hand of a prone George Floyd during his arrest late last spring.
