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He. Had. His. Hand. In. His. Fucking. Pocket.
Convicted Killer Derek Chauvin Isn’t the Only Problem. We Need More than One Solution.
It shouldn’t have taken America ten hours of jury deliberation, 14 days of trial, and 45 witnesses to unanimously decide whether or not to convict a murderer of murder.
And Americans shouldn’t be debating with any seriousness whether a Black woman’s words are more dangerous than a white man’s violence. Because during the Derek Chauvin trial yet another unarmed Black man was murdered by another cop. Daunte Wright. Yet another protest erupted. Minneapolis.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is now under fire and possible censure for her remarks that protestors should “get more confrontational” if Chauvin is acquitted of murdering George Floyd. Her words didn’t get anyone killed but presiding Judge Peter Cahill laid the groundwork for an appeal in Chauvin’s case. He told defense attorney Eric Nelsen¹ that Representative Waters’ remarks could be grounds for the defense to appeal a guilty verdict or call for a mistrial.
“If you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country anymore,” said the sitting president on January 6, 2021.²
The same Americans that are certain former President Trump’s words did not incite the…
