I wasn't sure whether to call this the Derek Chauvin verdict of the George Floyd verdict.
Regardless, Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd has been found guilty on all three counts. Those counts were 2nd degree murder, 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter.
It took the jury only about 10 hours to reach its verdict and they asked no clarifying questions during deliberation. The speed of the verdict plus the lack of questions made it pretty obvious that Chauvin was in big trouble.
Sentencing will take place in a few weeks.
I agree with the verdict but I don't agree with the threat of violence that was hovering over Minneapolis and other cities while people were waiting for the verdict.
Either we live by the rule of law or we live by the mob. Personally I prefer the rule of law.
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