The Derek Chauvin trial is underway in Minneapolis. The defense wants you to believe your own eyes are lying. That a man’s knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes was something other than what it was.
This isn’t just one trial. It’s a test of whether a system that shields police at every turn can deliver accountability when the evidence is undeniable. Body cam footage. Eyewitnesses. Medical experts. Still, the defense gambles on doubt, because doubt has been enough before.
The verdict won’t just decide one man’s fate. It will signal whether “equal protection” has teeth, or whether it’s just a phrase to put in civics textbooks.