Commentary A year ago, America exploded in protests and riots after George Floyd died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. Today, the officer who held Floyd’s head to the ground with his knee sits on trial, but what many expected to be an open-and-shut case has been complicated by evidence that Floyd had dangerous levels of drugs in his system, and other contributing health problems. Close observers of the proceedings are now contemplating the possibility of Officer Derek Chauvin’s acquittal, and how the public will respond. This places a special burden of responsibility on everyone involved to try to minimize the prospect of widespread violence. Unfortunately, neither the national news media, nor cultural influencers, nor many political leaders are rising to the occasion. Coverage by major news outlets has largely amounted to cheering for the prosecution, so lopsided as to resemble a chess match in which only one player’s captures …