What if everything you were told about the trial of Derek Chauvin was a lie?
Like everyone else in America, I first saw the tape of Derek Chauvin and George Floyd on May 25, 2020, what appeared at the time to be nine minutes of a police officer’s knee on Floyd’s neck.
Given the tape alone, I drew the same conclusions as most Americans. I tweeted that the police officer’s behavior was abhorrent. I called for his prosecution. I said that nobody is defending the actions we all witness.
So, it’s not as though I was initially a believer in Chauvin’s innocence. But over time, new evidence emerged. A lot of new evidence. And I realized I had done something absolutely wrong. I had rushed to judgment as new information was released: the full body camera footage, the complete autopsy findings, the Minneapolis Police Department training materials.
My viewpoint changed, and it changed…
