But it's an argument that's almost certainly not available to Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial Monday, March 29, 2021, in George Floyd's death.
The fired Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial Monday was captured on video pinning George Floyd to the pavement, his knee on the Black man's neck, for about nine minutes last May.
In 2020, six officers were charged in such cases, including at least four after the nationwide outrage over Floyd’s death.
AdProsecutors in Chauvin’s case hope the pleas from onlookers to check on Floyd will serve the same purpose.
“But each second after that, there was no need for a split-second decision.”___Find AP’s full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd