Derek Chauvin found guilty by the jury on all 3 counts.
I cried tears of relief. It doesn't bring back George Floyd or anyone else who has died, but I believe it is the beginning of calls for accountability and justice that we will never give up on. After 4 horrible years under Trump, we finally have some hope.
What brings me the most hope is ordinary citizens doing the right thing and speaking up. The Black Lives Matter protests, the voters in Georgia, the residents of Chicago who were at the scene of the crime speaking out and documenting it all, the police officers who told the truth under oath, the members of the jury. We can make a difference and we will. Never stop fighting and never give up.
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Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
- Rainer Maria Rilke
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