“Prosecutor Steven Schleicher said in his closing argument that the murder trial of Derek Chauvin is ‘not a prosecution of the police, it is a prosecution of the defendant.’ Schleicher called policing ‘a most noble profession’ and added ‘to be very clear, this case is called the ‘State of Minnesota vs. Derek Chauvin,’ this case is not called the State of Minnesota vs. the police.’”
“During witness testimony, the prosecution called multiple law enforcement officers and experts that testified Chauvin’s actions against George Floyd violated policy and were an unnecessary and deadly use of force. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo’s testimony was a rare instance of a police chief testifying against a police officer. The chief said Chauvin’s actions ‘absolutely’ violated department policy and had previously called Floyd’s death a ‘murder.’ Schleicher said Monday that Chauvin ‘chose pride over policing.’ ‘This is not an anti-police prosecution, it’s a pro-police prosecution,’ he said. ‘The defendant abandoned his values, abandoned the training and killed a man,’ the attorney added” – NBC News.