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Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murdering George Floyd has reenergized President Biden and Washington lawmakers aiming for reform.
Justin Bamberg, a South Carolina-based lawyer who has been involved in several cases involving shooting deaths at the hands of police, said he hoped the conviction marked “a turning point in civil rights, and just as important, opens the minds of law enforcement that you can be held accountable for your actions.”
Bamberg, who is Black, called the case a “great day for Mr. Floyd’s family, and everyone across America who believes in equal justice for all.”
In many quarters, though, there was sorrowful acknowledgement that the conviction brought little real solace.
Here s why it s rare for police officers to be convicted of murder Share Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Apr 20, 2021 Emma Tucker, Mark Morales and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN
Here s why it s rare for police officers to be convicted of murder Share Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Apr 20, 2021
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As a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter charges, law enforcement experts note how rare it is that police officers involved in high-profile, and sometimes deadly, on-duty incidents ever face criminal charges or are convicted.
Experts point to several factors, which include laws that protect an officer s right to use force, advantages from powerful police unions, prosecutors who may face a conflict of interest, and even jury pools that tend to side with police. It s rare because the juries are very reluctant to second guess and judge the actions of on-duty police officers in violent street encounters, said Philip Matthew Stinson, a criminal justice professor at Bowling Green State University who spearheads a group that tracks data on police crimes.