The same racism and bias that abides within police departments must also be eradicated from those entities that have shielded law enforcement from accountability for so long, Jason D. Williamson writes for NBCNewsTHINK.
Of course, McClain’s death at the hands of the state was not novel, though it still shocks the conscience, and Wednesday’s announcement by Colorado State Attorney General Phil Weiser that the police officers involved in McClain’s death had been indicted was less than surprising. But the fact that the AG additionally charged Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec with multiple counts of wrongdoing is particularly significant.
for allegedly tipping the scales in favor of three white men accused of killing Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery, may signal the emerging development of a new approach to holding the state accountable for the brutal treatment of Black people who find themselves in its custody.As important as it is to punish officers who play a direct role in incidents of police brutality, in many instances they are not the only perpetrators.
In particular, medical professionals — both first responders and the coroners responsible for investigating in-custody deaths — have long played critical roles in determining how the outcomes of police encounters gone bad are perceived. In the case of the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, the medical examiner’s conclusions regarding the cause of death were critical in establishing Chauvin’s culpability.
that, had it not been for Chauvin’s decision to place his knee on the back of Floyd’s neck, Floyd would have survived.
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