Emily Baxter, J.D. and  founder of We Are All Criminals, talks about the heightened need for changes in the criminal justice system in the aftermath of the killing of Mr. George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis after he presented a potentially fraudulent $20 bill.  She talks about how we use shorthands that tell us quickly who to trust. A criminal record is an easy shorthand, no matter what the crime - or when it was committed. The problem, says Baxter, is that the very system we rely on for these shorthands, is untrustworthy. 

Disclosure note: I've worked with Emily Baxter in the past, both on a pro-bono basis for training and on a fee-basis to help with her published book. We have completed that work and COVID-19 has prevented Baxter from in-person speaking for the time being.