CHAUVIN CONVICTION - Mean for Changing Police Behavior

"What Chauvin’s 22.5 year sentence could mean for changing police behavior" PBS NewsHour 6/25/2021

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SUMMARY:  More than a year after George Floyd's murder set off national protests and a racial reckoning, former police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison by a Minnesota judge Friday.  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro begins our report from Minneapolis on the sentence and emotional hearing.  Then, William Brangham looks at the continuing reverberations of this case.

GEORGE FLOYD - On Anniversary of His Death

"George Floyd died last year.  Here’s what has changed since then" PBS NewsHour 5/23/2021

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SUMMARY:  This week marks one year since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man was killed by then police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd for nearly nine minutes.  His death, recorded on video by a bystander, sparked widespread protests globally, and reignited the Black Lives Matter movement and conversations around race.  NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro joins to reflect on the past year.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICA - The Derek Chauvin Murder Trial

"Derek Chauvin’s murder trial raises questions about police accountability nationwide" PBS NewsHour 3/10/2021

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SUMMARY:  Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the killing of George Floyd.  One of the central questions: whether a police officer will be convicted on murder charges?  Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University's Law Center, and Chuck Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum, join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.