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Groups, representatives across Florida react to Derek Chauvin verdict Derek Chauvin in court hearing the judge read the jurys verdict By Sierra McLean | April 20, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:55 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As news broke about the verdict in the case of Derek Chauvin, those around the Suncoast and around the Sunshine State voiced their opinions. Derek Chauvin was found guilty of three charges in relation to the death of George Floyd. A video shows Chauvin k...

Poll: Most Americans Worry Anti-Police Rhetoric Will Endanger Public Safety 21 Apr 2021 Most Americans are concerned anti-police rhetoric, routinely touted by Democrats and radical leftists, will lead to a shortage of police officers and ultimately endanger public safety, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found. The survey, taken April 13-14 among 1,000 likely U.S. voters, asked respondents, “How concerned  are you that the growing criticism of America’s police will lead to a s...

Minneapolis activists, community leaders say Chauvins conviction hasnt altered their missions Deon J. Hampton and Janelle Griffith © Provided by NBC News One landmark court victory won’t be enough to slow the movement of civil rights activists in Minneapolis who vow to remain focused on reaching their larger goal. Derek Chauvins convictions of two counts of murder and one of manslaughter are not an end to the ongoing fight for racial justice and police accountability, they s...

After deliberating for just over 10 hours, the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty for the murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd last May. Chauvin—who was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter—was found guilty on all counts. His sentencing is scheduled in eight weeks. The verdict by the 12 jurors—six white and six Black or multiracial—followed three weeks of testimony by d...

‘No good cops in a racist system’ By Anneliese Bienko Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo’s first anti-police demonstration of the year was held April 16. The action, called by Workers World Party, drew activists from across the left to demand police abolition and stand in solidarity with Minneapolis in the wake of Daunte Wright’s murder. Speakers addressed the police brutality and violence that has wreaked havoc for Black and Brown communities across the U.S.  A strong anti-capitalist message was ...

The Associated Press ap photo — Lisa Robinson reacts on Tuesday in Washington as the guilty verdict is read in Minneapolis in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in th...

Here, in Minneapolis, they are gathered together in a hotel far from home, where they first came in those dreadful hours after George Floyd’s death. In the midst of a pandemic, this place opened its doors to them when they were lost in grief and startled by shock. As a result, it is their safe place in this city. And so it was at the beginning of this trial they returned here, their home in grief. A place of welcome in a city where they lost so much. A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square af...

Kingdom FM Chauvin, 45, was unanimously George Floyd, 46, on 25 May, last year. As the former officer awaits sentencing, attorney general Merrick Garland said: "Yesterdays verdict in the state criminal trial does not address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis." He said he was launching the investigation to see whether there is "pattern or practice" of unconstitutional or unlawful policing in the city. It will examine the use of force by officers, including during protests, an...

Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) listens to testimony on robo-signing and foreclosures at a hearing of the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Service Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 18, 2010. | (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats came to the defense of Rep. Maxine Waters, rejecting an attempt by Republicans to censure the California Democrat for telling activists to get “more confrontation...

guilty of George Floyd. On Tuesday (April 20), the 12-person jury announced that Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed placing his knee on Floyds neck for over nine minutes, would be convicted of all three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder, and up to 10 years for second-degree manslaughter. His conviction m...