Guilty verdict in George Floyd case resonates across the globe Updated 7:21 AM; Today 7:21 AM Protesters from Black Lives Matter hold up placards as they gather outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Sept. 11, 2020, the day of a trial hearing of the four police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd in the U.S. (Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)TNS Facebook Share By Atrick J. Mcdonnell and Erik Kirschbaum, The Los Angeles Times (TNS) MEXICO CITY — The guilty verdict Tuesday against a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd drew global attention in a case that has cast an international spotlight on the problem of police brutality in the United States and abroad.