Collected Item: “Today, Opening Statements Begin in the trial of Derek Chauvin”
Give your story a title.
Today, Opening Statements Begin in the trial of Derek Chauvin
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Instagram
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
Today, opening statements begin in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for third-degree murder, second-degree unintentional murder, and second-degree manslaughter charges.
Even with visceral and jarring visuals of George Floyd's final moments, a Chauvin conviction shouldn't be presumed. On March 23, 2020, Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, was killed after being physically restrained by Rochester, New York, police officers. A grand jury declined to bring any charges against the officers involved after reviewing police body cam footage. On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was killed on video by a New York City police officer who put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him. After a grand jury considered the case for two months, they decided not to indict the officer involved.
Last night, Rev. Al Sharpton, Attorney Benjamin Crump, and the family of George Floyd held a vigil to honor George Floyd before the trial began.
Even with visceral and jarring visuals of George Floyd's final moments, a Chauvin conviction shouldn't be presumed. On March 23, 2020, Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, was killed after being physically restrained by Rochester, New York, police officers. A grand jury declined to bring any charges against the officers involved after reviewing police body cam footage. On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was killed on video by a New York City police officer who put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him. After a grand jury considered the case for two months, they decided not to indict the officer involved.
Last night, Rev. Al Sharpton, Attorney Benjamin Crump, and the family of George Floyd held a vigil to honor George Floyd before the trial began.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, trial, police, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, manslaughter, Al Sharpton, vigil, community, family, BLM, Black Lives Matter, Social Justice, ASU, HST580
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAKaWaHjVw/
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Drew Arrieta @itsdrw
Give this story a date.
2021-03-29