{"id":2248,"date":"2020-06-10T12:46:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2020-06-14T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T18:40:10","slug":"who-did-it-ava-duvernay-launches-initiative-to-showcase-police-brutality-artistically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/who-did-it-ava-duvernay-launches-initiative-to-showcase-police-brutality-artistically\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO DID IT?: Ava DuVernay Launches Initiative to Showcase Police Brutality Artistically"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is Accountable?<\/p>\n

The death of George Floyd sparked a worldwide movement against police brutality and has gained the attention of, well, everyone. The protests played a large part in officials finally charging ex officer Derek Chauvin with second degree murder and second degree manslaughter. In addition, the other three officers were charged with aiding and abetting. Many believe that if not for the public outcry for swift justice, none of these officers would have been charged and the incident swept under the rug like so many before it.<\/p>\n

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Accountability, or lack thereof, is an immense component of disdain for police misconduct. That\u2019s where film maker and director Ava DuVernay steps in. The \u201cWhen They See Us\u201d writer\/director is launching the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), an initiative meant to spotlight police officers who have abused and murdered black people. The video of George Floyd\u2019s murder was the catalyst for the project, the director stating in her interview with Ellen DeGeneres that though in this video we saw the victim\u2019s and the officers\u2019 faces clearly \u201cit made me realize that we have let police officers who abuse off the hook by allowing them to recede into society and kind of disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n