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After Chauvin s guilty verdict, George Floyd s brother says he s turning his pain into purpose
Philonise Floyd told CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King he was overcome with joy when a jury convicted fired police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering his brother George in May 2020. The moment I heard guilty, guilty and guilty, I was excited, I was happy, he told King in Minneapolis Wednesday. I got in the courtroom, I started praying. And I prayed for like, 30 minutes, because it took 30 minutes for the judge and the jury to come out.
The evening of the verdict he told King, I ve never been this happy before in a while. Sleepless nights, thinking about what was going on in that courtroom.
Almost a year ago, I watched a video of George Floydâs little daughter, Gianna, sitting on the shoulders of a close friend of her father, proudly stating, in an excited and raised voice: âDaddy changed the world!â
I fought back tears, because it seemed clear that this 6-year-old girl did not fully appreciate what it would mean to grow up without a father. She was caught up in the media fanfare of the moment, in the aftermath of the murder.
Now, with the guilty verdict, we have a closing bookend of sorts. Based on that verdict, and other events that are sure to follow in the society at large, it can indeed be said that this little girl spoke a truth when she said, âDaddy changed the world!â
April 21, 2021 by Office of Communications
The online conversation will include an audience question-and-answer session.
Video of The Chauvin Verdict: A Community Discussion on Race, Crime & Justice
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Dartmouth s response to the news that former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd will include an online panel discussion from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. The Chauvin Verdict: A Community Discussion on Race, Crime & Justice, focusing on the issues the murder of Floyd has forced the country to confront, will include an audience question-and-answer session.