a court in the us state of georgia has given life sentences to three white men who murdered the young black ahmaud arbery while he was outjogging. more on that now. we re joined by yasmin cader, who is director of the trone center forjustice and equality at the american civil liberties union. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to the verdict? is your reaction to the verdict? g ., , , verdict? my reaction is this verdict? my reaction is this verdict is verdict? my reaction is this verdict is significant - verdict? my reaction is this verdict is significant for - verdict? my reaction is this i verdict is significant for many reasons. the first one is that we have to remember this conviction almost never happened. it wasn t until ahmaud arbery s family and his community mobilised, organised and demanded a full investigation that these individuals were even arrested. so the significance of this verdict in my mind is very much the fact that it almost never came to be. the fac
way to a period of national reckoning over the state of racial injustice in this country, one which culminated in nationwide protests over the death of george floyd. though these men receive the maximum sentence, civil rights campaigners believe it will take more than that to influence attitudes that in many cases go back generations. yasmin cader, director of the trone center forjustice and equality at the american civil liberties union, gave us her reaction to the trial. my reaction is that this verdict is significant for many reasons. one of the first ones is that we have to remember this conviction almost never happened, and so it wasn t until mr arbery s family and his community organised, mobilised and demanded a full investigation that these individuals were even arrested. so the significance of this verdict in my mind is very much the fact that it almost never came to be.
vigilantes and, indeed, his family described the death as a modern day lynching. they have since, i might add, expressed their delight at the sentences that have been handed out. but ahmaud arbery s death was all part of a sort of national reckoning, as far as racial injustice is concerned in this country, that really came to a head, of course, a few months later, following the death of george floyd at the hands of a minneapolis police officer. yasmin cader, director of the trone center forjustice and equality at the american civil liberties union, gave us her reaction to the trial. my reaction is that this verdict is significant for many reasons. one of the first is that we are to remember this conviction almost never happened, and so it wasn t until the family and his community organised, mobilised and demanded a full investigation that these