Activists hope Chauvin convictions are start to real change
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — “One down, three to go!” went the chant just minutes after Derek Chauvin was convicted in George Floyd’s death — a reference to three more fired officers who are awaiting trial.
While the verdict was celebrated by activists and brought a sense of relief, talk soon turned to ambitions for greater change outside the courtroom.
Activists, Floyd’s family members and some public officials said Chauvin's convictions on murder and manslaughter charges were just a start, and they will continue to push for systemic change in policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
“We need true justice," Attorney General Keith Ellison, who led the team that prosecuted Chauvin, said after Tuesday's verdict. "That is a social transformation that says that nobody’s beneath the law, and no one is above it.”
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