Theverdict in the George Floyd case has finally been announced. In the killing ofGeorge Floyd police officer Derek Chauvin was found to be guilty and convictedon various counts including second-degree murder. Floyd died in May 2020 andhis death gave rise to a major revolution in America.
Many Americancitizens and a number of celebrities took to the streets to stand against police brutality and racism. It was after this tragic incident that the Black livesmatter movement gained huge public support and not only in America peoplefrom across the world came forward to show their support to the cause.
DerekChauvin’s conviction verdict is seen as a major victory in the fight againstracism and people are calling the verdict as ‘justice served’. To all theAmericans this verdict shows a ray of hope for the future ahead.
Many celebritiesincluding Chris Evans, Viola Davis, and US President Joe Bidden, and VicePresident Kamala Harris took to their social media accounts and reacted to theconviction news.
Reactingto the verdict Singer, Mariah Carey writes, “ A beginning..a small grain ofhope for our future”. VP Kamala Harris tweets, “we are all part of George Floyd’slegacy. And now our job is to honor it-to honor him”. Even the former USPresident Barack Obama sent his kind words to the Floyd family, “Michelle and Isend our prayers to the Floyd Family and we stand with all those who arecommitted to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George andso many others have been denied”.
