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From the courtroom to social media.

In the next 10 minutes, we'll get the lowdown on what's up with the fight for social justice.

I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is the 10 News.

Last May, the death of George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis police sparked

nationwide protests and drew global attention to the issue of police brutality and

racial inequality in law enforcement in the United States.

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer accused of killing George Floyd, began on March 29th

and is still underway. Our correspondent Pamela Kirkland is here to explain what's happened so

far and how a trial like this one works. You might want a grown-up with you

while you listen to talk about what's going on and answer any questions you might have.

There's a major trial happening to find out whether the man accused of killing George Floyd

is innocent or guilty. Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, is accused of murder

and manslaughter after kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a black man, for nearly 10 minutes.

It happened while Chauvin was arresting him for allegedly paying with a fake $20 bill at a

convenience store. Cell phone video from the day shows Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck,

Floyd saying he couldn't breathe, and a nearby crowd telling Chauvin to get up.

Floyd's death sparked protests against racism and police brutality around the world.

So if we already know what happened, why is there a trial? In a criminal trial like this one,

there's a defendant, or the person accused of breaking the law, that's Derek Chauvin in this case,

and there's a prosecutor, the person trying to prove the defendant did something wrong. It's the

prosecutor that has the tougher job of proving the case because a

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