Chauvin s guilty verdict is just one step in fight against systemic racism, local activists say
York Dispatch
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin may have been found guilty, but the verdict was just one step toward addressing systemic issues in policing, York County activists say.
A jury Tuesday convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case of George Floyd, a Black man who died last May after the officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.
Activists nationwide celebrated the verdict. But they also reiterated that the work to combat racism in policing is far from over.
Protesters call on Rep. Scott Perry to resign
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
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Members of a progressive group on Monday staged a protest in the city of York calling on U.S. Rep. Scott Perry to step down.
About a dozen members of Indivisible York gathered with posters at Continental Square demanding that the York County Republican resign following his vote last week objecting to the certification of the Electoral College vote.
“We want him to resign or be expelled from the House,” said Marta Peck, a member of Indivisible York. “He’s a man who does not tell the truth then foments doubt and fuels people who are seditionists. In doing that he is guilty of sedition.”