FRONTLINE and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from local journalism partner Star Tribune examine George Floyd’s murder, one of the most pivotal events in the history of race and policing in America.
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“Police on Trial†draws on unique on-the-ground reporting and filming, from the earliest days after George Floyd’s death, to the trial and murder conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin, to ongoing struggles for police accountability and reform in Minneapolis.
Two years in the making, the documentary offers a one-of-a-kind exploration of a police killing that echoed around the world, by Star Tribune reporters and photojournalists who covered it day to day and were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their work.
“Police on Trial†is part of FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative, an innovative effort to support and strengthen investigative reporting in communities around the country funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was produced in association with the Center for Asian American Media and is supported by The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative.
“Police on Trial†is a FRONTLINE production with Five O’Clock Films in association with Mike Shum Productions and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). The director and producer is Mike Shum. The producer and reporter is Marcia Robiou. The narrator/reporter is Libor Jany, along with reporters Andy Mannix, Liz Navratil, Liz Sawyer, Chao Xiong. The senior producers are Frank Koughan and Callie Wiser. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue – 00:00
Minneapolis After George Floyd’s Murder – 1:13
Minneapolis Police Under Scrutiny – 10:50
Derek Chauvin’s Trial Begins – 21:57
Chauvin’s Policing Record Before Floyd – 31:30
Insiders on Minneapolis Police Culture – 38:13
A Movement to Replace Minneapolis Police – 47:50
Chauvin Verdict – 56:31
A Rise in Violent Crime – 1:00:21
A Referendum on the Police Department – 1:08:02
Another Police Killing: Amir Locke – 1:16:05
Credits – 1:21:58
1:06:00. What are your kids doing out walking the neighborhood after 10pm? As long as this is the culture you promote, your community is going to continue to have the same problems.
If you want to "fix" the police, there are a few simple steps to take to make that happen. First, make it impossible for officers to turn off body cams. They should be turned on the moment an officer "clocks in" and should not turn off until they are off the clock. The footage should be automatically transmitted/backed-up to a storage device in their patrol car that is inaccessible to the officer. When the patrol car returns to the department, it should automatically transmit all recorded footage to a storage server in a room that is inaccessible to any officer in the department. That storage device should be managed by an outside, 3rd party entity that is empowered to review the footage, and generate publicly accessible reports on the activities of the department. There should be an independent review board with the authority to review those reports, and the related video footage and take disciplinary action up to and including firing an officer for violating department policy or criminal activity. Additionally, more funding should be allocated to training, especially refresher training and expanded training for existing officers.
The problem with the way Minneapolis went about it, was they started by trying to defund the police before they had a plan for replacing it with something else. You cannot diminish the police, until you have a clear plan in place. Typical way the liberals do business.
Chauvin is a PoS and deserved to go to jail, however many of these people also deserved to get slammed to the ground, cuffed, and dragged off to jail. You act like a fool, you'll get treated like a fool. FAFO! That woman at 35:00 is also a PoS. She tried to play the victim card, but if you refuse to walk/cooperate, then you get carried/dragged. Go ahead and abolish the police and see what happens. Your own people know it'll be open season on crime.
We don't need more government, like Social Workers. Congress needs to pass a Federal Bill, mandating a complete overhaul, on police training & disciplinary standards, that ALL states must follow. ALL disciplinary records made public & BWC incapable of manipulation.
if the guy is sleeping with a gun he's either a criminal or he's living beside a bunch of criminals
here's a good idea stop being criminals and the cops won't get called
let's burn our own city down that will make it all better no wonder the cops have to use a strong hand to keep the animals in line
shoven is doing his job why don't they try working instead of being criminals and not obeying the law
George Floyd died from a drug overdose. End of story.
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Funny how after the dust settled on this its was discovered that Floyd died of an overdose. The mayor, District attorney, and chief all knew this after the first week. Great leaders hmmm?
Sorry but if youre there and let it happen you may as well have done it yourself. You are no less guilty
Excellent documentary from every angle, thank you Frontline â¤ï¸
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I remember the video of George Floyd getting killed. Just heartbreaking, 25:41 and seeing the other officers standing around and not intervening to help, a civilian would be charged with accessory .
Cops are bullys. Once your a cop you can do anything shady and nothing happens.
OK I made it 10 minutes into this B.S. and am done…he 's a good boy!
This video is one reason I no longer support PBS. Frontline is the worst…always blaming someone else. This is just another super liberal blame it all on the cops B.S. reporting piece.
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This wasn’t only DS fault the entire department was at fault! Not being able to speak up for GEORGE by the other officers! They were at fault! The chief was on the stand trying to save himself! They were throwing DS under the bus by himself! I don’t believe he learned that behavior on his own! Behavior hasn’t changed since then either