in the death of George Floyd will likely make prosecutors more willing to charge police officers in shootings, according to district attorneys and law-enforcement researchers.
“In the past, we knew that juries were reluctant to convict police officers,” said Steve Wagstaffe, district attorney in California’s San Mateo County and past president of the California District Attorneys Association. The Chauvin verdict will factor into prosecutors’ decisions in the future if they believe that “juries will be more willing to conclude that there can be an officer who was a bad apple and hence willing to convict,” he said.
Crowds reacted outside the Hennepin County Government Center and near the scene of George Floyd's death after former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder on all counts. Photo: Bridget Bennett for The Wall Street Journal The numbers have risen again in the wake of widespread protests sparked by the murder of Mr. Floyd. Last year, 16 officers were charged with murder or manslaughter in fatal shootings. In the first four months of this year, 12 have been charged.Law-enforcement unions worry that prosecutors will become too zealous in going after police following the Chauvin verdict.
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