Commentary This is the most difficult column I have ever written. Like so many other Americans, I’m having a difficult time keeping my emotions in check about the trial of Derek Chauvin. But one of the most important human faculties is the faculty of reason, and so I’ll try to keep my emotions in check and offer what I hope are some reasonable perspectives on various aspects of this tragic case. Let’s start with the obvious: George Floyd’s death was not only tragic, but deeply disturbing. The images of what happened are horrific, searing, painful. Americans are yearning for justice, but we’re not united about what justice looks like in this case. I’m reminded of a story (whether apocryphal or true, I know not) that I heard when I was in law school about a half-century ago. A student was deeply offended by the outcome of one of the cases …