Chauvin s conviction in death of George Floyd a step forward , says Biden ANI | Updated: Apr 21, 2021 06:26 IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): Nothing can ever bring George Floyd back but this can be a giant step forward on the march towards justice in America, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said after former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of George Floyd s murder.
While addressing the nation, Biden said Today, a jury in Minnesota found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. The verdict is a step forward. And while nothing can ever bring George Floyd back, this can be a giant step forward on the march towards justice in America.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont released a video statement on Twitter following Tuesday s verdict
Leaders from across the Northeast released statements Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd.
Some of those statements follow:
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: The verdicts delivered today were a powerful statement of accountability. George Floyd s family and his loved ones got well-deserved closure, and all of us who deeply and personally felt his loss gained hope in the possibility of progress. But while I m grateful that the jury returned these verdicts, accountability is not the same as justice. It doesn t make an unacceptable situation acceptable, and it doesn t bring Gianna s dad back. But it must fuel our continued march towards equity. Emmett Till. Medgar Evers. Rodney King. Amadou Diallo. Sean Bell. Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Philando Castile. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd.
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) April 20, 2021 - 6:25 PM
MINNEAPOLIS - The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd s neck with his knee was already drawing renewed attention to the legal fight in the death of another Black American, Pamela Turner.
Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said after the jury announced it had found Chauvin guilty on all counts that he would be putting on a march for justice for Black women, including Turner, who was fatally shot in 2019 by a police officer in the Houston suburb of Baytown, Texas, after a struggle over his stun gun.
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St. Bernard Parish school bus driver loses job over George Floyd comment to child
Not only did other kids hear the bus driver s George Floyd comment, but it was recorded on the bus s onboard camera. Author: Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 5:38 PM CDT April 20, 2021 Updated: 7:18 PM CDT April 20, 2021
ST BERNARD, La. A St. Bernard Parish School bus driver has lost her job after making a racially insensitive comment about George Floyd to a 6th grade student boarding her bus.
The comment was reported to the school system last week by Rose Gabriel on behalf of her 11-year-old son, Rashad.
Gabriel said she noticed something was wrong when her son was not his usual carefree and chatty self when she met him April 9 after he got off his school bus.