{"id":133111,"date":"2021-04-22T22:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=56803"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:07:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:07:20","slug":"relief-at-derek-chauvin-conviction-sign-of-long-history-of-us-police-brutality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/22\/relief-at-derek-chauvin-conviction-sign-of-long-history-of-us-police-brutality\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief at Derek Chauvin conviction sign of long history of US police brutality"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANALYSIS:<\/strong> By Clare Corbould<\/a>, Deakin University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The unprecedented conviction of police officer Derek Chauvin in the United States for the murder and manslaughter<\/a> of George Floyd<\/a> is testament to the hard work of Black Lives Matter organisers and protesters.<\/p>\n

It might seem as though someone who spent nine minutes and 29 seconds<\/a> pressing his weight through his knee into another man\u2019s neck \u2013 all captured on video \u2013 would be a slam dunk for a conviction. But history shows us otherwise.<\/p>\n

Thirty years ago, blurry footage taken with a home camcorder<\/a> from an apartment balcony showed the world four white police officers beating Rodney King, an African American man on his knees. The police used batons, between 53 and 56 times.<\/p>\n