The images of Minnesota policeman Derek Chauvin kneeling on a dying African-American man’s neck have ricocheted around the world. From Auckland to London, Christchurch to cities across the US, tens of thousands have marched in opposition to what is perceived as systemic police violence against one race.
Chauvin’s charges have now been ramped up to 2nd degree murder and the others in his squad have now been charged, too.
On the left of US politics, from former President Barack Obama to 2020 candidate Joe Biden, there’s a claim that for millions of black Americans being treated differently by the criminal justice system is “tragically, painfully, maddeningly normal” (to quote the former president).
But is this really the case? Are police forces across the US riddled with officers whose primary targets are African-Americans and Hispanics?
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