US: Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three charges of killing George Floyd

A federal grand jury has found Derek Chauvin a former Minneapolis police officer guilty on all three counts of murder of African American George Floyd last yearFloyd 46 was killed in a brutal abuse of police force on May 25 last year during an arrest after a store clerk alleged he had passed a counterfeit USD 20 bill in Minneapolis Chauvin 45 pinned down Floyd with his knee on the pavement of a south Minneapolis intersection for more than nine minutes I cant breathe I cant breathe were his last wordsThe horrific death of Floyd resulted in a nationwide violent protest A 12member federal jury in Minneapolis on Tuesday found Chauvin guilty on all three counts seconddegree unintentional murder thirddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter President Joe Biden said it was a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism in the countryThe systemic racism is a stain on our nations soul The knee on the neck of justice for black Americans Profound fear and trauma The pain the exhaustion that black and brown Americans experience every single day Biden said The verdict giving justice he said is not enoughWe cant stop here In order to deliver real change and reform we can and we must do more to reduce the likelihood that a tragedy like this will ever happen to occur again to ensure the black and brown people or anyone so they dont fear the interactions with law enforcement that they dont have to wake up knowing that they can lose their very life in the course of just living their life he saidIn an address to the nation soon after the verdict Vice President Kamala Harris said black Americans and black men in particular have been treated throughout the course of history as less than human Today we feel a sigh of relief Still it cannot take away the pain A measure of justice isnt the same as equal justice This verdict brings us a step closer and the fact is we still have work to do she aidObserving that America has a long history of systemic racism Harris said Black men are fathers and brothers and sons and uncles and grandfathers and friends and neighbours Their lives must be valued in our education system in our healthcare system in our housing system in our economic system in our criminal justice system in our nation Full stop Biden and Harris also spoke with the family of FloydI assured them were going to continue to fight for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act so we canI can sign it into law as quickly as possible Theres more to do Finally its the work we do every day to change hearts and minds as well as laws and policies Thats the work we have to do Only then will full justice and full equality be delivered to all Americans Biden said Former US president Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle said in a joint statement that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trialToday a jury in Minneapolis did the right thing For almost a year George Floyds death under the knee of a police officer has reverberated around the world inspiring murals and marches sparking conversations in living rooms and new legislation But a more basic question has always remained would justice be done they saidIn this case at least we have our answer But if were being honest with ourselves we know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial the Obamas said US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the jury in the state trial of Chauvin has fulfilled its civic duty and rendered a verdict convicting him on all countsWhile the states prosecution was successful I know that nothing can fill the void that the loved ones of George Floyd have felt since his death The Justice Department has previously announced a federal civil rights investigation into the death of George Floyd This investigation is ongoing he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever