San Diegans react to the Derek Chauvin sentence
Activists in San Diego said the judge's sentence of 22.5 years for former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin appeared to be fair but not nearly enough.
Author: Heather Hope (Reporter)
Updated: 7:23 PM PDT June 25, 2021
SAN DIEGO — Rev. Shane Harris said he spoke to George Floyd's cousin Gary Jones, a U.S. Navy sailor stationed in San Diego about how he felt about the sentencing of Derek Chauvin.
“The family feels, and I know particularly with Gary, they really wanted to see some level of sentencing that was reasonable and 22 1/2 years is a long enough time for someone like Derek Chauvin to sit in a cell, and think about what he has done. There is some level of closure, it is obvious that it is not at the level they would want it to be,” said Shane Harris, activist and CEO of People's Association of Justice Advocates.