The Chauvin Trial is an Exception to the Rule By Paul Street, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Published April 23, 2021 Since most U.S.-Americans know little about social and political reality beyond their own limited experience and bubbles, powerfully deceptive narratives and images disseminated by the corporate media easily distort public perceptions. Screenshot of the court, captured by AP News, (AP Image) Now we have the Derek Chauvin trial. Is it a good thing that cable news has been broadcasting this dreadful proceeding from gavel to gavel, offering endless microscopic forensic coverage of the prosecution and defense of George Floyd’s racist cop murderer?