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NEARLY a year after the heinous murder of George Floyd, 46, by a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, justice was finally served on Tuesday when a Hennepin County District Court found the officer guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. That this would be the first time in Minnesota State that a white police officer would be charged and convicted for the death of a black civilian signal hope that institutionalised racism and its handmaiden of police brutality against blacks will be rolled back.
Chauvin had on May 25, 2020, knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes while arresting him on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20. Floyd’s constant plea of “I can’t breathe” touched a raw nerve globally but was ignored by the murderous police officer who had served for nearly 20 years. Indeed, Chauvin’s dismissal and conviction are worth celebrating. However, it d
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