Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday blamed ex-cop Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death – he wouldn’t call it “justice”, but at least “a first step toward justice.”
“It has to end.” We need true justice, ”Ellison said outside the courthouse after the verdict was announced. “This is not a case. It is a social change that says there is no one below the law, and no one is above it. This decision reminds us that we must make social change permanent systemic.
Ellison, whose office prosecuted the murder and murder of Chauvin, said the sentence was only a start.
He said, “I would not call today’s verdict justice, because justice means restoration.” “But this is the accountability, which is the first step towards justice. And now the reason for justice is in your hands. “
“And when I say your hands, I mean the hands of the people of the United States.”
On May 25, in Floyd’s police custody death, the jury deliberated for 10 hours before convicting Chauvin of all charges – second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree murder.
Allison said, “George Floyd matters.” “He loved his family and his friends. His death shook the consciousness of our community, our country, the whole world. “
“But that’s why it doesn’t matter,” he said. He said, “He was a human being. And there is no way we can get away from that reality.”
The Attorney General also suggested that his office bring another case in the summer of this year, but no details were provided.
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