A Question of Willfulness: The Trial of “Other” Officers in the Floyd Case Is No Slam Dunk
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 23, 2022
As shown by the King case in 1991 and the Floyd case in 2020, we are still grappling with how to address excessive force. Jurors must draw a line between the tragically negligent and the criminally willful for periods as short as 90 seconds (the King video) and more than nine minutes (Floyd). Not much has changed.
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