I wish Karen Read had told Craig Melvin today that she wasn't doing this for money (even though she deserves it), she's doing this because racist cops like Michael Proctor are a danger to people like Craig Melvin. There is no way the State Police didn't know how Proctor felt about racial minorities. The institutional rot is still there, and he was allowed to stay on, working cases, despite this bias. If she doesn't sue them then there will be no accountability. Look what Michael Proctor and the State Police took from her: her job, her ability to drive, her house, her boyfriend, her mental health, and her reputation. How much would Craig Melvin pay to avoid that happening to him? That's what this lawsuit is about. There can be no justice for John O'Keefe and Karen Read until the institution is fixed and she is made whole.