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AP Photo/John Minchillo Tuesday marks the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody. President Biden plans to welcome Floyd’s family members to the White House, a move that further taints the jury pool while ratifying the preferred narrative that the cops awaiting trial are guilty of murder. Former officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of murdering Floyd by what appears to have been a rigged jury. Biden urged the jury to make the “right” decision – that Chauvin was guilty – while they deliberated, an attempt, intended or not, to telegraph to the nation and future jurors that any motion for retrial or appeal filed by Chauvin should be a non-starter. At least one of the jurors deciding the guilt or innocence of Chauvin was a BLM protester who went to Washington, DC to see Floyd’s family members speak at a March on Washington. He claimed on his jury form that he’d never attended such a protest. ....
Guilty: Michigan reacts to George Floyd murder trial verdict Updated Apr 20, 2021; Facebook Share 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. Related: Chauvin, 45, was handcuffed and walked off to jail as his bond was revoked following the verdict.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. ....
NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Derek Chauvin found guilty, and Petersburg reacts. Here is what you are saying about it. From relieved to a clarion call for justice, everyone says the verdict is not the end of the road but just another stop in the path to racial equality The Progress-Index The Petersburg area exhaled with relief late Tuesday afternoon as a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Derek M. Chauvin on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the Memorial Day 2020 death of George Floyd. Initial reaction from Petersburg area leaders and citizens is that while they applaud the verdicts as correct, that does not mean that racial inequity in justice has suddenly been solved. Del. Lashrecse D. Aird, D-Petersburg, who led several portions of the Democratic-led police-reform package through the General Assembly this year and last, told The Progress-Index that the work is just beginning. ....