Listen • 2:42 People wait for the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Bureaucratic prose is often written not to make things plain, but explain them away. It may be especially telling this week, when 12 jurors found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd, to reread the first report the Minneapolis Police media relations office gave of Floyd's death. "Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction," their May 25, 2020, bulletin began. They said officers responded to, "a report of a forgery in progress. Officers were advised that the suspect was sitting on top of a blue car and appeared to be under the influence."