And that, perhaps, is the single most shocking thing about the George Floyd verdict.
We all knew Derek Chauvin killed him, because we all saw it with our own horrified eyes for the nine minutes and 29 seconds that Chauvin had his knee on Mr Floyd s neck.
But America s justice system has a long, grim, shameful record of failing to hold criminal police officers to proper account when they kill black people, even when we ve all witnessed what they did.
So, when the unanimous jury verdicts came in of GUILTY , GUILTY , and GUILTY I felt the same wave of relief that ricocheted around the world.
Parents voice frustration over $45,000-a-year Brentwood School scrapping Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird as the exclusive academy wrestles with new anti-racism curriculum
Brentwood School is locked in a battle with parents as administrators push for a more progressive curriculum that excludes literature like To Kill a Mockingbird
The clash between parents, faculty, staff and alums of Brentwood School began after the school stood against racism after George Floyd s death in May
Under the Instagram post alums criticized the school as being a toxic racist cesspool for students of color, but an ivory tower for the wealthy, white elite
Maxine Waters history of defending violence: Democrat called the deadly 1992 LA riots a rebellion and told her supporters to confront Trump cabinet members in the street
Maxine Waters was in Minnesota Saturday evening, saying demonstrators need to get more active, more confrontational in rioting during Derek Chauvin trial
Republicans claim Waters is inciting violence with this rhetoric
The California Democratic representative has a history of defending violence
In 1992 she called the LA Riots a rebellion and said she wouldn t tell people to go inside, to be peaceful, that they have to accept the verdict
In June 2018, she called for supporters to publicly confront Trump officials
President prays for Chauvin verdict: George Floyd s brother reveals Joe Biden called him as jury retired to tell him that he s praying everything comes out ok
Philonise told Today that Biden called him as the jury was sent to deliberate on Derek Chauvin s verdict He was just letting us know that he was praying for us, Floyd s brother said in an interview with Today
Philonise said he is optimistic about the verdict and hopefully it will be the way the world wants to see it We just want everyone to be peaceful , he added as the US braces for the outcome of the trial
Protesters gathered in Minneapolis on Monday as the jury started its deliberations toward a verdict
Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd
The National Guard has activated more than 3,000 troops ahead of the verdict
Images showed hundreds marching through the city demanding justice for Floyd while waving BLM flags and holding signs that read Blue Lives Murder
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial