Berkshire District Attorney Reacts to Chauvin Conviction
A sense of relief is palpable across the United States after a jury found former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in killing George Floyd. But what comes next? The Berkshire District Attorney s office reacted to the guilty verdict Tuesday calling the verdict a start to eliminating the ingrained racism in the justice system that for too long has condoned and perpetrated state-sanctioned violence against Black people.
Here is the statement released by the Berkshire District Attorney s Office Tuesday: - We send our deep condolences to Mr. Floyd’s friends and family. This verdict is a start to eliminating the ingrained racism in the justice system that for too long has condoned and perpetrated state-sanctioned violence against Black people.
When the Minnesota jury came back Tuesday in the George Floyd case, Raymond Moore was in a packed room in North Adams, surrounded by his wife, seven children, two cousins and neighbors.
Moore says a hush fell around the TV as the judge prepared to read the verdicts against Derek Chauvin. With the first finding of âguilty,â Moore felt a mix of elation and amazement.
And then a trace of hope for Black families everywhere.
âMy heart fell into my stomach. I was ecstatic that that cop was held accountable,â he said.
Moore, a Black Lives Matter activist, says he has followed the case closely, since Floydâs murder May 25 in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died after being arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning Floyd to the pavement by placing his knee on Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes.
Maine Man Charged with Hate Crime Offenses for Arson of Predominantly Black Church, DOJ Reports Last Updated: Thursday, 15 April 2021 10:12
April 15, 2021 - A Maine man was charged today in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, in connection with setting the Dec. 28, 2020, fire that destroyed the Martin Luther King Jr. Community
Presbyterian Church in Springfield.
Dushko Vulchev, 44, of Houlton, was charged by criminal complaint with four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count of use of fire to commit a federal felony. Vulchev is currently in state custody and will make an initial appearance in federal court in Springfield at a later date.
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When is a catcall not âjustâ a catcall? Every. Single. Time.
Sexual harassment comes in many forms, but the most widespread is gender-based harassment in public spaces, often referred to as street harassment.
Many donât take street harassment seriously as a form of violence, but thatâs a mistake. Catcalls and wolf whistles are not compliments; they are not about desire or appreciation. Like other forms of gender-based abuse, they are a means of humiliation, domination and control. And they always include the threat of possible physical violence.
Street harassment is a near-universal experience for women and gender-nonconforming people. According to the advocacy group Stand Up Against Street Harassment, 78 percent of the worldâs women experience it, and lest you think otherwise, itâs 78 percent for American women, too. It happens in the city; it happens in the country. It happens when we walk alone at night; it happens in packed subway cars in the midd