That a family had to lose a son, brother and father; that a teenage girl had to film and post a murder, that millions across the country had to organize and march just for George Floyd to be seen and valued is not justice.
And this verdict is not a substitute for policy change.
Remember: none of Chauvin’s colleagues turned him in. He murdered a man in broad daylight and we are here today because a brave Black girl named Darnella Frazier kept taping despite threats from the cops on the scene.
BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
For the first time in Minnesota state history, a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a Black man.
Cops shot and killed a 17-year-old in a school bathroom and justified it by saying he shot a cop. They've now admitted the cop accidentally shot himself and suddenly no one is willing to say exactly what happened.
At no point did they devalue this man's life. At no point did the deduce that he must be shot. They took all violent options off the table. For HIM. And yet...
The prosecutor did not “make an error.” He lied.
He lied about the police killing a child.
Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence.
Any Christian who is thinking about publicly disagreeing with another believer should first read “Controversy” by John Newton. Imagine what Christian Twitter would be like if we all took heed to this wise counsel:👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Please don’t act like everyone loved my father then or authentically honors him today.
He was assassinated.
A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America.
Most hated.
Many who evoke him today to deter justice would have likely hated him then.