Al Sharpton, the founder and President of National Action Network,(C) and George Floyd's brother kneel outside the Hennepin County Government Center on the opening day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Main Minneapolis, Minnesota. The more than 6-hour YouTube live streams of day one of Chauvin's trial have already accumulated more than an estimated 1.8 million views at the time of this article's publication across channels from NBC News, The Washington Post, ABC News, NewsNOW from FOX, USA Today, and CBS News alone.įloyd family lawyer, Attorney Ben Crump (L) and Rev. "Americans want to see justice at work and we deserve to." "There's no question the case deserves the type of scrutiny it is getting," Paul Thaler, a writer and professor in the Communications department at Adelphi University, told Newsweek. Since Chauvin's trial began on Monday, numerous news outlets have been live streaming it online as well as the recently revived Court TV, which is also providing television coverage on leading cable systems. "Justice/retribution is extremely important to people and may have a biological basis." "When a person is punished for wrongdoing, the pleasure-center of the brain is stimulated," he said. In the case of Chauvin's trial, Felson said there is a political and racial element, as well as strong partisanship. "They watch dog fights, bull fights, cock fights, fist fights, wrestling, murder stories and they rubber-neck car accidents." "People find violence exciting and consequential," Richard Felson, a criminology and sociology professor at Penn State University, told Newsweek. It is no secret that nationally televised court cases, such as the ongoing trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who is accused of killing George Floyd in May 2020, typically draw widespread attention from Americans.Ī few experts cite various possible reasons as to why interest in these broadcast criminal cases, particularly involving murder charges, are so high.
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