Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn’t to defend the police.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said convicting Chauvin on Tuesday showed “police officers are not above the law.” Charmaine McGuffey, the sheriff in Cincinnati, said it was a “necessary step” in healing a nation torn apart by police violence. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo encouraged Americans to breathe “a collective sigh of relief.”

Law enforcement leaders said Chauvin’s conviction was a step toward restoring trust in the criminal justice system and repairing relations between police and the communities they serve. It was a major departure from years past, when even the highest levels would close rank around an officer following an on-duty killing.

But police leaders and activists alike cautioned that a single case will not end systemic racism or stamp out excessive force in departments nationwide.

https://apnews.com/article/police-race-and-ethnicity-government-and-politics-george-floyd-death-of-george-floyd-cb4314743e74e67f02162e0582ef3c22

[ret5hd]

1. So, police chiefs: what specifically have YOU done...

to tear down the blue wall? Turned any dirty cops over to the DA? Testified? Fired? Anything?

Yeaaaahhh...I thought so.

[Cha]

2. Excellent news!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Well of course they do. If the system works, it doesn't have to change, right?

[Bettie]

4. They figure that since one cop has been convicted

they don't need to do anything, it's all fixed. Lovely.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. Guess you missed this part.

But police leaders and activists alike cautioned that a single case will not end systemic racism or stamp out excessive force in departments nationwide

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