The view from 5,000 feet would be easy to sentence, but looking closer, Skavdahl said there are factors the court has to take into consideration to provide a just punishment.
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers were suspended, and state police launched an investigation after a video posted on social media showed two of them beating a suspect while a third officer held him on the ground.
Since the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed, police departments around the country are increasingly pushing for de-escalation training.