I write to you today regarding the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for George Floyd’s tragic murder. While I am relieved that Chauvin was found guilty on all counts and that some small form of justice has been delivered to George Floyd’s family, it will not bring him back to life, it will not erase the trauma and pain caused by centuries of systemic racism that have led to the additional recent killings of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old involved in a traffic stop, and Adam Toledo, a seventh-grader with his hands raised, at the hands of officers sworn to protect and serve. ...
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