Stacy Graham-Hunt (opinion): Three choices in fight against injustice
Stacy Graham-Hunt
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People wave Black Lives Matter flags in Minneapolis last week.Getty Images
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict taught me that there are three roles I can play in any fight against any injustice, big or small. I can be a spectator, a reporter or defender.
Last year, I watched a viral video of Chauvin, a cop from Minnesota, kneel another on the neck of another man, George Floyd, for nearly 9 minutes in broad daylight in a public street. I went against my own rule and watched the video. I told myself I wouldn’t watch anymore viral videos of real people hurting or torturing other people. But I watched this one because it seemed to change the people around me. They were eager to become more educated and informed about why people like Chauvin kill people like Floyd. They wanted to know what they could do so I wouldn’t look at them the same way the world looked at Chauvin.