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Into America

A Verdict

Into America

Trymaine Lee, MS NOW

Blm, News Commentary, Cultural, Society & Culture, Trymaine Lee, Black Lives Matter, Culture, Breonna Taylor, Politics, History, Documentary, Msnbc, Covid-19, News, Justice, Government, Policy, Social, George Floyd, Society, Health, Versant, Ms Now

4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in George Floyd's death. A look at the power, and limitations, of this verdict.

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It was 331 days ago that Derk Shoven, now a former Minnesota police officer, put his knee

0:17.0

on the neck of George Floyd for the longest nine minutes and 29 seconds, and he was

0:22.6

never seen. And George Floyd took his last breath on his stomach with his hands cuffed

0:28.3

behind his back beneath Shoven's knee. His death was captured on supplement video,

0:36.1

multiple angles, but the one we saw filmed by 17 year old Darnell Frazier is the one

0:41.8

that rocked most people. Her bravery, her courage, not to ever divert her lens, it sparked

0:49.0

a summer of unrest and caused to abolish or at least defund the police all around the

0:53.4

country.

0:54.4

Remember, as the jury I understand you have a verdict. State him in a subtle plaintiff versus

1:03.0

Derrick Michael Shoven defendant. After a televised trial full of weeks of emotional testimony

1:10.7

in around 11 hours of deliberation, the jury found Derrick Shoven guilty of all three

1:16.3

charges he faced. Second degree murder, third degree murder, and second degree man's

1:22.5

letter.

1:52.3

Philanise Floyd George Floyd's brother spoke through tears after the verdict.

2:14.7

This was history and anomaly really. It was the first time in Minnesota State history

2:20.8

that a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a black man. And

2:25.4

with the first time that America could legally call Derrick Shoven with many have long known

2:32.1

and believed he's a murderer.

2:37.9

I'm a put up a fight every day because I'm not just fighting for George anymore. I'm fighting

2:53.4

for everybody around this world.

3:03.4

On Tuesday night, there was a collective exhale for many in the city of Minneapolis.

3:23.7

It's a real sense of relief right now. I mean, this is something that many people have

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