One year ago today, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on the neck of George Floyd. He stayed there for over nine minutes, summarily executing Floyd in the street.

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Three other officers were with Chauvin. All chose to not intervene. People who were sworn to protect and serve did just the opposite. They looked the other way.

But on that day, someone looked this horror in the eye. Darnella Frazier took out her phone and hit record. The then…