![]() ![]() ![]() State Attorney General Keith Ellison who took over the case, at the behest of Minnesota Governour Tim Walz after the Hennepin County District Attorney's disregard for filing charges, announced just yesterday that Chauvin former 3rd degree murder charge would be upgraded to "Murder 2nd Degree (without intent while committing a felony) and the three other (former) officers, Thomas Lane, J. The pain and turmoil feels like an abyss.Īmid all this there are moments of light. Police ratcheting up horrible brutal responses that are being documented on cell phones. An unprecedented protest that has been horribly hijacked by agent provocateurs from the left and the right who want chaos. Why? At times the word looms so large that it is all I can see.Īnd as we all know, his death has solidified a nation and a world in protest against Police Brutality and racism. It went viral and the image of a nonchalant officer with his hand in his pocket applying deadly, unnecessary pressure to a handcuffed George Floyd pleading for his life saying "I can't breathe" but Chavin or the three other officers not easing off despite people in the crowd pleading for Floyd's life, is not only disturbingly beyond belief but vexing. The details were disturbing for so many reasons. My head is clouded, stuffed, over brimming with so many thoughts that I feel numb, feel sad, feel inadequate in how to march forward, in how to be part of societal redemption.Īs we all know, on May 25th, in Minneapolis, Officer Derek Chavin held his knee on George Floyd's neck for over 8 minutes killing him. One that is bathed in a million thoughts, so many that I have not written much for days. As I write this on June 4th, 2020 it is a birthday I will never forget. ![]()
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