Guilty: Michigan reacts to George Floyd murder trial verdict
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
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Crowds cheered outside the Minnesota courthouse as the judge read the jury’s verdict: guilty, guilty and guilty.
Derek M. Chauvin on Tuesday was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, punishable by up to 40 years in prison; third-degree murder, punishable by up to 25 years in prison; and second-degree manslaughter, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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Chauvin, 45, was handcuffed and walked off to jail as his bond was revoked following the verdict.
The May 25, 2020 police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, sparked riots, peaceful protests and calls for police reform across Michigan.
How Detroiters are reacting to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin case
Detroiters are reacting to the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Posted at 5:38 AM, Apr 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-21 05:38:25-04
(WXYZ) â As the entire world heard the three guilty verdicts read in the trial against Derek Chauvin, protesters took to the street, many in victory, others crying out for further accountability arguing this is just the first step.
The City of Detroit is also feeling the trial s outcome deeply, with many processing the moment.
There were protests over the summer organized largely by a group called Detroit Will Breathe, formed 328 days ago, just days after George Floyd s death. For them, Tuesday was a moment of recognition.
The stark video footage of George Floyd s death, and its viral dissemination across news outlets and social media platforms, galvanized the nation on an entirely different level, sparking demonstrations in which leaders as diverse as the Rev. Al Sharpton and U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney expressed their common revulsion at Chauvin s brutality.
In Detroit, a new generation of activists took to the streets, demanding a comprehensive re-examination of policing in America s largest majority Black city. The protesters called out what they say is institutional racism and implicit bias in the criminal justice system, and demanded that lawmakers divert taxpayer dollars from military-grade armaments and surveillance technology to more holistic public safety strategies.
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