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Why The Conviction of George Floyd’s Killer Is Still Not Enough
George Floyd’s murderer, Derek Chauvin, a white supremacist, who weaponized his white power against an unarmed, non-threatening Black man who begged for his life before cruelly losing it to systemic violence, was found guilty of all three charges, including second-degree manslaughter.
The murderous former Minneapolis cop could get from 12 to 40 years in prison for each charge. The same judge who recently weaponized his white power to vilify the perfectly logical statement made by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, regarding Chauvin’s possible acquittal, will be the one tasked with deciding the fate of a notorious white supremacist and convicted murderer.
As much as we can’t underestimate the miraculous gift of hearing the words “GUILTY!” for each count of unforgivable inhumanness, which is heartbreaking, when you consider how prepared we were to receive another betrayal of a murderer’s freedom, there’s also the frightening prospect of anticipating what’s around the corner.
George Floyd’s killer should be punished with the maximum amount of years behind bars, but when you have a white judge who has already exhibited symptoms that expose problematic tendencies, all we can do is keep holding our breaths until sentencing.
