Police Accountability in the USA
On the 20 th of April 2021, nearly three months ago, former Minneapolis police officer – Derek Chauvin- was found guilty on the charges of second degree murder, first degree murder and third degree manslaughter after being swiftly and unanimously convicteby the jury for the killing of 46 year old, Black male, George Floyd on May the 25 th 2020. Although it was a relief that Chauvin had finally been convicted, this quickly raised questions about why we as the black community as well as our allies were so scared to find out what the verdict would be, even though there was video evidence on what had happened and the verdict was nothing but obvious. Unfortunately, the answer is simple. We have been in this situation countless times before. With the murder of 7 year old Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley Jones in 2010, the murder of 12 year old Tamir Rice in 2014 and the murder of Breonna Taylor just last year just, We have seen police officers murder and the...