Wow, seems like it was really more of luck that he’s not dead or behind bars. Luck that a good cop was there to stop his team from beating Stallings to death or just shooting him, luck that his jury trial immediately followed the conviction of derek chauvin, luck that he was able to convince a jury of his innocence. That’s what this article feels like. It should be a case of “see, the system works!” but instead it just feels like he somehow slipped through the cracks of what is usually a death sentence for black men.