Opinion | Why the charges in the Elijah McClain and Ahmaud Arbery cases are so revolutionary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : While the outcomes of these cases have yet to be determined, we should be encouraged by these efforts to shine a light on the role that state and local actors other than the police play every day in perpetuating and reinforcing the discriminatory treatment of people and communities of color at the hands of law enforcement.
51% : In other cases, though, medical professionals have followed the lead of law enforcement rather than allowing sound medical training -- and the facts -- to guide their work.
47% : But the city of Aurora, and countless other state and local governments across the country, must go further and ensure that the same racism and bias that abides within police departments is also eradicated from those entities that have shielded law enforcement from accountability for so long.
45% : The ACLU suit could have focused on the police officers' actions, but it also named the state's then-chief medical examiner, Dr. David Fowler, alleging that his efforts hid or obscured the role played by law enforcement in Black's death.
41% : Although Johnson was voted out of office in November, holding her accountable for her actions by criminal prosecution is another step in the right direction.

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