Riots torch police reform discussion the nation needs

We’ve long advocated for administrative and legislative reforms to de-militarize American police forces and improve the accountability of overly aggressive officers. It’s been a slow and often-frustrating process given the power of police unions to derail reforms – and the public’s understandable tendency to give officers the benefit of the doubt.
Public opinion seemed to change in a flash. The video of Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee against George Fl