After the Chauvin verdict, itâs time for Rhode Island to get serious about police reform
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated April 20, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Protesters march to the state house during a Black Lives Matter rally in Providence, Rhode Island on June 5, 2020.JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images
It took the public killing of George Floyd â nine minutes and 29 seconds of chilling video â for peopleâs attitude toward the police to change forever. It took a jury about 10 hours to convict Floydâs killer, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, of murder and manslaughter charges.