Cops’ Wall of Silence Seen as Intact Even After Chauvin Verdict

The image of Derek Chauvin’s knee on George Floyd’s neck briefly cracked the vaunted Blue Wall of Silence, but police reformers say the murder conviction may not do much to change law enforcement’s reluctance to call out its bad actors.

Rehabilitating a police culture that prizes solidarity and views outsiders with extreme skepticism will take more than one galvanizing incident where even police unions praised the guilty verdict, reformers said.

Facing new calls for public accountability and the prospect of losing legal shields for violating civil rights in several states, police departments intent on cleaning up their ranks need to ...