The killing of a Black man by a Minnesota police officer, captured on cellphone video, led to a racial reckoning in Arizona and across the country. Thousands of people demonstrated for months, demanding criminal justice reform and justice for George Floyd.
After a guilty verdict was returned against the officer Tuesday, defense attorney Jocquese Blackwell reflected on how a jury in 1992 made a different choice. It acquitted officers involved in assault and use of force against Rodney King in Los Angeles even though there was video evidence.
This time, a jury believed in what it saw on video, Blackwell said.