The city of Minneapolis is on high alert as jury selection begins, this week, in the trial of the Minnesota police officer, Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd. The county courthouse is fortified with concrete barriers, double fencing, and rolls of barbed wire. Minnesota National Guard troops have been called in to provide police back up.
Adding fuel to the combustible situation, according to the FBI, the medical examiner who conducted Floyd’s autopsy found that the unarmed 46-year-old died “due to the combined effects of his health problems as well as the exertion and restraint involved in Floyd’s interaction with police,” crucially before he ...