After Newtown, I sincerely thought this country, the “Land of the Free”: Home of the Brave,“ would adamantly say, together, that it would be the end of “little ones” being taken by a “madman.” Bravery.
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Chauvin Verdict Reignites Calls for Police Reform
by John L. Micek, April 26, 2021
By John Micek
With this week s conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, America once again finds itself at an inflection point in its politics.
We ve been here before: After Newtown, after Parkland, after the protests of 2020, after Atlanta, after Boulder - the chance to really reimagine public safety has sat right in front of us. And every time, thanks to inertia and the intractable nature of our politics, those opportunities have slipped from our grasp.
So from the U.S. Capitol to the halls of statehouses across the country, Chauvin s guilty verdict in the death of George Floyd in May 2020 has reignited calls for police reform. And lawmakers from Pennsylvania are among them.
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