Was Justice Served? The Trial of Derek Chauvin

SmartHERNews

Jenna Lee

Education, News

5 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Attorney Stephanie L. Willis joins SmartHER News for a wide-ranging conversation on one of the most significant legal cases in America – what we've seen, what to watch for next and why it matters from her perspective as a lawyer, mother and policy strategist advocating for for civil rights legislation.

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0:00.0	Hello from the Heartland. My name is Jenna and this is Smarter News, news when it matters and why it matters.
0:10.4	Our Smarter series features unique people who help us think and live smarter.
0:18.5	Stephanie, was justice served in the trial of Derek Chauvin?
0:24.2	That's a really complicated question because I think a lot of people want to believe that justice was served.
0:32.0	And when we think about the criminal legal system, I guess it worked the way that it was supposed to, right?
0:37.8	And Derek Chauvin was charged.
0:39.8	The prosecution proved the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, and we know that soon he will be
0:45.2	sentenced.
0:46.4	But justice being served would be that George Floyd would still be alive, right?
0:53.6	We shouldn't have, it shouldn't have gotten to this point.
0:58.2	Yes, we understand that he was being arrested.
1:01.2	There may have been a little bit of a struggle if we want to call it that.
1:05.6	But we all know that there are plenty of instances where people have walked away fine when they are
1:12.8	engaged with law enforcement officers, correct? So was justice served, in my opinion? No, I don't
1:19.4	think so, but there was some accountability on behalf of the Floyd family. Well, not on behalf of
1:25.0	the Floyd family, but you know what I mean? Well, it's a big question. And it's a lot to unpack. So I appreciate us just launching into it. And it's your, your experience, the totality of your experience we're looking at talking to you about today and how you look as a lawyer in this, through your lens at this particular case. And a lawyer is just one of, I should mention just one of the many
1:45.1	titles maybe, Stephanie, that you, that you have in your life. And by the way, in no particular
1:50.3	order, because husbands do get a little sensitive about this. But you are a lawyer. You are a lawyer.
1:57.0	You're a wife. You're a mom of three, something we have in common, and we've talked about a little bit.
2:02.1	The challenges and joys of motherhood of three.
2:05.9	You're also a policy strategist for the ACLU Louisiana, so the American Civil Liberties Union.
2:11.3	You're not speaking in an official capacity for them.
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