report— you what you he said. i read the report that _ you what you he said. i read the report that one in the 19, 1990 right— report that one in the 19, 1990 right irr— report that one in the 19, 1990 right in chicago. and it was as if i was reading — right in chicago. and it was as if i was reading the report and investigating committee of the harlem — investigating committee of the harlem riot in 1935, the report on investigating the harlem riot in 1943— investigating the harlem riot in 1943 and — investigating the harlem riot in 1943 and the report of the macomb commission on the watts riot. i must say again— commission on the watts riot. i must say again irr— commission on the watts riot. i must say again in candour to you the members — say again in candour to you the members of this commission, it's like a _ members of this commission, it's like a kind — members of this commission, it's like a kind of an alice in wonderland with the same moving picture _ wonderland with the same moving picture re—shown over and over again — picture re—shown over and over again the _ picture re—shown over and over again. the same analysis, the same recommendation and the same irractiorr — recommendation and the same inaction. those are the words of doctor— inaction. those are the words of doctor clark in 1968. here we are in 2020 _ doctor clark in 1968. here we are in 2020 2000, 21. here we are in 2021 still addressing the same problem. since _ still addressing the same problem. since doctor clark testified we have seen rodney king, oscar grant, eric garner, _ seen rodney king, oscar grant, eric garner, michael brown, freddie grey, sandra _ garner, michael brown, freddie grey, sandra bland, fernando casteel, 0uttook— sandra bland, fernando casteel, outlook mcdonnell, stephan clark, onty on— outlook mcdonnell, stephan clark, onty on the jefferson, anton black, breanne _ onty on the jefferson, anton black, breanna taylor and now dante right and adam _ breanna taylor and now dante right and adam toledo. this has to end. we need true _ and adam toledo. this has to end. we need true justice. that's not one case: _ need true justice. that's not one case, that— need true justice. that's not one case, that is— need true justice. that's not one case, that is a social transformation that says that nobody is beneath _ transformation that says that nobody is beneath the law and no one is above _ is beneath the law and no one is above it — is beneath the law and no one is above it. this verdict reminds us that we — above it. this verdict reminds us that we must make enduring systemic societal— that we must make enduring systemic societal change. more than a month a-o, societal change. more than a month ago, months before george floyd was murdered. _ ago, months before george floyd was murdered, the minnesota public safety— murdered, the minnesota public safety commissionjohn murdered, the minnesota public safety commission john harrington and i_ safety commission john harrington and i release the recommendations of our working _ and i release the recommendations of our working group on reducing deadly force encounters with law enforcement. what all of us a networking group including law enforcement wanted was for everyone to -o enforcement wanted was for everyone to go home _ enforcement wanted was for everyone to go home safe. anytime someone doesn't. _ to go home safe. anytime someone doesn't, everyone's lives are changed _ doesn't, everyone's lives are changed forever. we need to use this verdict _ changed forever. we need to use this verdict as— changed forever. we need to use this verdict as an — changed forever. we need to use this verdict as an inflection point. what if we _ verdict as an inflection point. what if we just— verdict as an inflection point. what if we just prevented the problem instead _ if we just prevented the problem instead of having to try these cases? — instead of having to try these cases? we don't want any more community— cases? we don't want any more community members dying at the hands of law— community members dying at the hands of law enforcement and their famities— of law enforcement and their families lives ruined. we want, we don't _ families lives ruined. we want, we don't want — families lives ruined. we want, we don't want any more law enforcement having _ don't want any more law enforcement having to _ don't want any more law enforcement having to face family charges and their families lives ruined. we don't — their families lives ruined. we don't want any communities torn apart _ don't want any communities torn apart 0ne — don't want any communities torn apart. one way to prevent this is to -et apart. one way to prevent this is to get into— apart. one way to prevent this is to get into a _ apart. one way to prevent this is to get into a new relationship where we as a society— get into a new relationship where we as a society re—examines the use of force _ as a society re—examines the use of force and _ as a society re—examines the use of force and our— as a society re—examines the use of force and our old settled assumptions. i'm so proud of chief of the _ assumptions. i'm so proud of chief of the minneapolis police officers who buy — of the minneapolis police officers who buy their testimony said enough is enough _ who buy their testimony said enough is enough. and another way to prevent— is enough. and another way to prevent his trip by acknowledging and lifting up everyone's humanity, hetping _ and lifting up everyone's humanity, helping communities heal and officers — helping communities heal and officers be well. another way to prevent — officers be well. another way to prevent it — officers be well. another way to prevent it is with accountability. passing — prevent it is with accountability. passing laws and instituting poticies _ passing laws and instituting policies and training is important. but they— policies and training is important. but they must be more than words on paper _ but they must be more than words on paper and _ but they must be more than words on paper. and there must be accountability for violating them. with this — accountability for violating them. with this verdict we have brought some _ with this verdict we have brought some accountability. finally there is verdict — some accountability. finally there is verdict demands us to never give up is verdict demands us to never give up the _ is verdict demands us to never give up the hope — is verdict demands us to never give up the hope that we can make enduring — up the hope that we can make enduring change. generations of people _ enduring change. generations of people said slavery would never end. generation— people said slavery would never end. generation said jim crow would never end, generation said women would never— end, generation said women would never be _ end, generation said women would never be equal to men, generations said if— never be equal to men, generations said if you _ never be equal to men, generations said if you were different in any way, _ said if you were different in any way. you — said if you were different in any way, you can never be an equal member— way, you can never be an equal member of— way, you can never be an equal member of our society. today we have to end _ member of our society. today we have to end this— member of our society. today we have to end this travesty of recurring and enduring death at the hands of law enforcement. those beliefs are things— law enforcement. those beliefs are things we _ law enforcement. those beliefs are things we have to focus our attention on. as i write now do ctose. — attention on. as i write now do close. i— attention on. as i write now do ctose. hust— attention on. as i write now do close, ijust to you, the work of our generation is to put unaccountable law enforcement behind us. unaccountable law enforcement behind us it's_ unaccountable law enforcement behind us it's time— unaccountable law enforcement behind us. it's time to transfer the relationship —— transform the relationship —— transform the relationship between community and the people who are sworn to protect them _ the people who are sworn to protect them from _ the people who are sworn to protect them from one that is mistrustful, suspicious— them from one that is mistrustful, suspicious and in some cases terrifying _ suspicious and in some cases terrifying into one that is empathetic, compassionate and affirming. with that will benefit anyone — affirming. with that will benefit anyone for including police officers who deserved to serve in a profession that is honored. and departments where they don't have to worry about _ departments where they don't have to worry about colleagues who don't follow _ worry about colleagues who don't follow the rules. now that work is in your— follow the rules. now that work is in your hands. the work of our generation— in your hands. the work of our generation is to put an end to the vestiges— generation is to put an end to the vestiges of— generation is to put an end to the vestiges ofjim crow and the centuries _ vestiges ofjim crow and the centuries of trauma and finally put an end _ centuries of trauma and finally put an end to— centuries of trauma and finally put an end to racism. we can end it. it doesn't _ an end to racism. we can end it. it doesn't have — an end to racism. we can end it. it doesn't have to be with us into the future _ doesn't have to be with us into the future if— doesn't have to be with us into the future if we — doesn't have to be with us into the future. if we decide now to have true _ future. if we decide now to have true liberty and justice for all. the work— true liberty and justice for all. the work of our generation is to say goodbye _ the work of our generation is to say goodbye to — the work of our generation is to say goodbye to old practices that don't service _ goodbye to old practices that don't service us— goodbye to old practices that don't service us any more and to put them all behind _ service us any more and to put them all behind us — service us any more and to put them all behind us. one conviction even ones _ all behind us. one conviction even ones like — all behind us. one conviction even ones like this one that creates, can create _ ones like this one that creates, can create a _ ones like this one that creates, can create a powerful new opening to shed _ create a powerful new opening to shed otd — create a powerful new opening to shed old practices and resent new relationships. so with that ijust want _ relationships. so with that ijust want to— relationships. so with that ijust want to say that i do hope the people — want to say that i do hope the people step forward and understand that nobody can do everything but everybody can do something. you can do something the way like everyday people _ do something the way like everyday people like donna williams and genevieve hanson and christopher martin— genevieve hanson and christopher martin and charles mcmillan and all those _ martin and charles mcmillan and all those teenagers and young people stepped _ those teenagers and young people stepped up and did something. you can do— stepped up and did something. you can do things like help pass the george — can do things like help pass the george floyd justice and accountability act. it's in your hands — accountability act. it's in your hands. let's get the work done. now i hands. let's get the work done. now i like _ hands. let's get the work done. now i like to— hands. let's get the work done. now i like to invite my friend and partner— i like to invite my friend and partner injustice michael freeman. thank— partner injustice michael freeman. thank you — partner injustice michael freeman. thank you mr attorney general. first i want once again to extend my heartfelt sentiment to the families of george floyd. i hope today's a verdict that provides some measure of closure for them. let me say what a tremendous job attorney general keith ellison did in recruiting and organising a talented team of prosecutors... organising a talented team of prosecutors. . ._ organising a talented team of rosecutors. .. ., �* , , prosecutors... you've been listening to a prosecution _ prosecutors... you've been listening to a prosecution team _ prosecutors... you've been listening to a prosecution team press - to a prosecution team press conference they in minneapolis. we were hearing from the attorney general, keith ellison and now we are hearing from his partner in the prosecution team. let's carry on listening and this is after the guilty verdict in the case of derek chauvin.... guilty verdict in the case of derek chauvin- - - -_ guilty verdict in the case of derek chauvin.... ,, ., , ., chauvin.... should be proud of the staff in the — chauvin.... should be proud of the staff in the attorney _ chauvin.... should be proud of the staff in the attorney general - chauvin.... should be proud of the staff in the attorney general and l staff in the attorney general and the job they staff in the attorney general and thejob they did staff in the attorney general and the job they did over the last seven weeks. i'm also proud from the moment that the county office charge derek chauvin with murder and manslaughter, four days after george lloyd's murder, our team work long hours side by side with the attorney general team. hours side by side with the attorney generalteam. managing hours side by side with the attorney general team. managing attorney general team. managing attorney general did legal analysis and writing. assistant head of the county attorneyjoshua larson did witness prep and strategy development. manager of our victim services division has been in direct contact for nearly a year and out with the family of george floyd. victim and witness advocates manage all the witnesses, civilian and professional. my two deputies supplied strategic advice and coordination to this talented team 24 seven. these guilty verdicts against mr chauvin cannot be the end of the conversation. about officer killings of civilians. we need to prevent these killings in the first place. the minnesota legislature as it moves into the final three weeks of the session must pass a number of bills that will make policing fair and safer for all. bills that will make policing fair and saferfor all. but bills that will make policing fair and safer for all. but especially for black men and women and other people of color. i've been lobbying legislators to pass these critical bills. if they fail then it will be time once again to have a state—wide task force to hold hearings and come up task force to hold hearings and come up with model legislation intending to put in and to these deaths. i am prepared to be part of that fight. again keith, greatjob. thank you mike _ again keith, greatjob. thank you mike now— again keith, greatjob. thank you mike. now i'd like to ask the trial lawyers _ mike. now i'd like to ask the trial lawyers to— mike. now i'd like to ask the trial lawyers to share some thoughts if they have — lawyers to share some thoughts if they have any. but before i do that i'd they have any. but before i do that i'd like _ they have any. but before i do that i'd like to— they have any. but before i do that i'd like to myself thank eight number— i'd like to myself thank eight number of people. i'm just gonna start _ number of people. i'm just gonna start but— number of people. i'm just gonna start... but we just have our trial lawyers _ start... but we just have our trial lawyers come forward and they will io lawyers come forward and they will go think— lawyers come forward and they will go think our whole team. thank you, attorney general ellison. when i say thank you to attorney general ellison, i want to thank you for calling me, calling me back into public service. which is something that i was able to do as a federal prosecutor, as a state prosecutor, as an assistant county attorney in the united states army. when i left private practice i thought those days were behind me. but i received a call and it was from keith ellison. and he gave me the opportunity to step back into public service. something that is so important to me. something that i cherish. and i would just encourage anyone, if you get a call like that as an attorney it's such an privileged life. it's a noble profession. enter somebody calls you and they ask you for help, don't overthink it. just do it. as i found my career you get a lot more than you give. i am honoured to have stood with the floyd family, to stood with the floyd family, to stood with the state of minnesota as we go through this painful process together. and it's been my privilege together. and it's been my privilege to practice with this incredible, incredible gifted trial team. and so i stand here today in gratitude. i'm thankful, i want to think the jury for their service, for doing what was right and decent and correct in speaking the truth and finding the right verdict in this case. i’m right verdict in this case. i'm jerry blackwell— right verdict in this case. i'm jerry blackwell at _ right verdict in this case. i'm jerry blackwell at my comments are going _ jerry blackwell at my comments are going to _ jerry blackwell at my comments are going to be fairly brief. i want to first say— going to be fairly brief. i want to first say thank you to all of these setftess — first say thank you to all of these selfless servants that you see standing _ selfless servants that you see standing here in admitting more than you don't— standing here in admitting more than you don't know what c. where the willingness, courage, passion the intentionalfortitude willingness, courage, passion the intentional fortitude to get into good _ intentional fortitude to get into good trouble. they stepped into the li-ht good trouble. they stepped into the light and _ good trouble. they stepped into the light and they shined. after that i say thank— light and they shined. after that i say thank you, i am grateful for them, — say thank you, i am grateful for them, i'm — say thank you, i am grateful for them, i'm gratefulforthe them, i'm grateful for the opportunity them, i'm gratefulforthe opportunity that i've to serve. no verdict _ opportunity that i've to serve. no verdict can— opportunity that i've to serve. no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to _ verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us — verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give _ back to us. but this verdict does give a _ back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody, that is life mattered. that all— was somebody, that is life mattered. that all of— was somebody, that is life mattered. that all of our lives matter. and that's _ that all of our lives matter. and that's important. and i also hope that's important. and i also hope that this — that's important. and i also hope that this verdict, for all of the collective _ that this verdict, for all of the collective all of us will help us further— collective all of us will help us further along the road toward a better— further along the road toward a better humanity. thank you all. well, _ better humanity. thank you all. well, i— better humanity. thank you all. well, i can't really follow that too much _ well, i can't really follow that too much but — well, i can't really follow that too much but i — well, i can't really follow that too much but hust— well, i can't really follow that too much but ijust want _ well, i can't really follow that too much but ijust want to _ well, i can't really follow that too much but ijust want to say - well, i can't really follow that too much but ijust want to say it's i much but ijust want to say it's been _ much but ijust want to say it's been really— much but ijust want to say it's been really a _ much but ijust want to say it's been really a privilege - much but ijust want to say it's been really a privilege to - much but ijust want to say it's been really a privilege to work| much but ijust want to say it's - been really a privilege to work with this awesome _ been really a privilege to work with this awesome group _ been really a privilege to work with this awesome group of _ been really a privilege to work with this awesome group of dedicated, i this awesome group of dedicated, hard-working _ this awesome group of dedicated, hard—working people. _ this awesome group of dedicated, hard—working people. in- this awesome group of dedicated, hard—working people. in this - hard—working people. in this endeavor~ _ hard—working people. in this endeavor. but— hard—working people. in this endeavor. but it's _ hard—working people. in this endeavor. but it's also - hard—working people. in this endeavor. but it's also been| hard—working people. in this - endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total— endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privitege _ endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privilege to _ endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privilege to get _ endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privilege to get to _ endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privilege to get to know- endeavor. but it's also beenjust a total privilege to get to know the. total privilege to get to know the floyd _ total privilege to get to know the floyd famity _ total privilege to get to know the floyd family. and _ total privilege to get to know the floyd family. and to _ total privilege to get to know the floyd family. and to spend - total privilege to get to know the floyd family. and to spend time i total privilege to get to know the - floyd family. and to spend time with them and _ floyd family. and to spend time with them and get — floyd family. and to spend time with them and get to— floyd family. and to spend time with them and get to know— floyd family. and to spend time with them and get to know them. - floyd family. and to spend time withi them and get to know them. because first and _ them and get to know them. because first and foremost, _ them and get to know them. because first and foremost, this _ them and get to know them. because first and foremost, this is— them and get to know them. because first and foremost, this is for- them and get to know them. because first and foremost, this is for you, - first and foremost, this is for you, george _ first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd _ first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd. and _ first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd. and for— first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd. and for your- first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd. and for your family| george floyd. and for your family and friends — george floyd. and for your family and friends. thank— george floyd. and for your family and friends. thank you. _ george floyd. and for your family and friends. thank you. so- george floyd. and for your family and friends. thank you.— george floyd. and for your family and friends. thank you. so let me also think very — and friends. thank you. so let me also think very publicly _ and friends. thank you. so let me also think very publicly aaron - also think very publicly aaron eldridge was part of our team that was not here today but was indispensable. thank you lola for a wonderfuljob that you did was up josh larson, josh, thanks so much my friend. thank you missouri. in the tasha robinson, iwant friend. thank you missouri. in the tasha robinson, i want to thank you and the next generation. the next generation ofjustice seekers. dion, where are you? thank you very much. venona boswell. you are a star. and i also want to thank so many other people but with that we are going to close our comments right now. and just say that we are prepared to continue to put delete not pursue justice. thank you. that continue to put delete not pursue justice. thank you.— continue to put delete not pursue justice. thank you. that was keith ellison, the _ justice. thank you. that was keith ellison, the attorney _ justice. thank you. that was keith ellison, the attorney general - justice. thank you. that was keith ellison, the attorney general of i justice. thank you. that was keith l ellison, the attorney general of the state of minnesota who has been speaking along with the prosecution team. widespread praise for the way the prosecution handled this case. we hear from the prosecution handled this case. we hearfrom prosecution lawyers but with with something that the attorney general said that was so striking when he said this is not justice, justice implies true restoration, this is accountability. and he talked about how there was need notjust for one case, the case of george floyd and derek children but a need for social —— chauvin a need for social transformation in the united states. it's been really striking out people use this moment notjust striking out people use this moment not just to say they feel there's been some victory in this case but the cause of socialjustice still needs to be pushed forward in america. you are watching special coverage of the of chauvin. this is bbc news, with special coverage of the trial of derek chauvin for the killing of george floyd. we the jury, in the above entitled matter, as to count one, unintentional second—degree murder while committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. a jury decides he acted illegally when arresting george floyd in may of last year — he could face up to 40 years injail. mr floyd's supporters welcome the verdict outside the court. the question now — will the jailing of george floyd's killer change america's approach to policing and race relations?

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