03:04Mandatory Credit: Minnesota Judicial Branch
Attorney General of the State of Minnesota Keith Ellison said 'societal change' was required to ensure the safety of citizens, speaking in Minneapolis on Tuesday after the verdict that found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
Ellison said the verdict represented 'accountability' instead of 'justice' and stressed the need for deeper change.
"This verdict reminds us that we must make enduring, systemic, societal change," he said.
Ellison recalled recommendations he had helped make earlier this year on reducing 'deadly force' encounters with law enforcement.
"What all of us in that working group, including law enforcement, wanted is for everyone to go home safe. Any time someone doesn't, everyone's lives are changed forever," he stressed.
Chauvin was found guilty on all counts including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck and back for more than nine minutes. Sentencing in this case is expected in around eight weeks, with Chauvin facing up to 75 years in prison.
USA: Minnesota attorney general calls for 'societal change' after Chauvin guilty verdict
Attorney General of the State of Minnesota Keith Ellison said 'societal change' was required to ensure the safety of citizens, speaking in Minneapolis on Tuesday after the verdict that found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
Ellison said the verdict represented 'accountability' instead of 'justice' and stressed the need for deeper change.
"This verdict reminds us that we must make enduring, systemic, societal change," he said.
Ellison recalled recommendations he had helped make earlier this year on reducing 'deadly force' encounters with law enforcement.
"What all of us in that working group, including law enforcement, wanted is for everyone to go home safe. Any time someone doesn't, everyone's lives are changed forever," he stressed.
Chauvin was found guilty on all counts including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck and back for more than nine minutes. Sentencing in this case is expected in around eight weeks, with Chauvin facing up to 75 years in prison.
Mandatory Credit: Minnesota Judicial Branch
Attorney General of the State of Minnesota Keith Ellison said 'societal change' was required to ensure the safety of citizens, speaking in Minneapolis on Tuesday after the verdict that found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
Ellison said the verdict represented 'accountability' instead of 'justice' and stressed the need for deeper change.
"This verdict reminds us that we must make enduring, systemic, societal change," he said.
Ellison recalled recommendations he had helped make earlier this year on reducing 'deadly force' encounters with law enforcement.
"What all of us in that working group, including law enforcement, wanted is for everyone to go home safe. Any time someone doesn't, everyone's lives are changed forever," he stressed.
Chauvin was found guilty on all counts including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck and back for more than nine minutes. Sentencing in this case is expected in around eight weeks, with Chauvin facing up to 75 years in prison.