As George Floyd Case Nears End, South Florida Activists Seek Similar Speedy Trials
Not even the pandemic slowed down what happened in the George Floyd murder case. Some South Florida community leaders say getting justice for everyone involved quickly when police officers are accused of wrongdoing is in everyone’s best interest. "That’s huge. We’ve seen we look at a lot of high profile cases across the county that many times the cases linger for two to three years, and often the perception is that justice has not been served because of that delay," said attorney Melba Pearson, a Miami-Dade community activist. Pearson, who is also a former South Florida prosecutor, said...