Evaluating officers’ performance and rewarding them based on community-oriented activities could foster the support necessary for lasting reform.
George Floyd
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Chauvin verdict: opinions vary on police reform implications
Opinion remains divided on whether the Chauvin verdict represents cause for greater confidence in the criminal justice system for Blacks and other Communities of Color.
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Chauvin conviction: the charges and sentencing considerations
Let’s break down the charges, the process going forward, and Derek Chauvin’s likely sentence.
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Valerie Castile: unbending, unbroken, unbowed
In the five years since her son Philando Castile’s death, Valerie Castile has worked as a change agent by advocating for police reform and other measures to create real change in the community.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Reflections on the Chauvin verdict
‘We saw the video of the Rodney King case but we didn’t get the justice we had hoped for, but this time the video helped get the verdict that we so deserved.’
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Murder is upsetting
How could anyone suggest that witnesses to a murder be anything but angry watching someone die?
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Chauvin guilty verdict victory tempered by the persistence of police violence
‘The media and powers that be will try to argue that the Floyd verdict shows that the justice system works. It doesn’t.’
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Daunte Wright laid to rest
Hundreds of mourners, including family, friends, community activists, and families who have lost loved ones to police violence gathered to say goodbye to Daunte Wright.
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Gov. Walz calls for a moment of silence for Daunte Wright
Members of the family of George Floyd and local and national leaders are set to attend the funeral as the world mourns another young Black man killed by the police.
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Wright murder sparks statewide student walkout
Thousands of students participated in a statewide school walkout Monday afternoon April 19 protesting police violence.
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Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty, guilty, guilty!
A wild scene developed last Tuesday evening as history was made in the Twin Towns when Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder.
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd
After nearly a year since George Perry Floyd, Jr.’s death ignited renewed calls for police reform and racial justice, the man who killed him, former officer Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of his murder.
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Observations from a long, consequential trial
The Derek Chauvin verdict is significant because it represents a rare instance of accountability in the criminal legal system for White officers who kill Black men.
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Chauvin’s fate now in the hands of a jury
The fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, now rests in the hands of a jury.
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Families victimized by police violence unite, call for higher charges for Daunte Wright’s killer
Family members of those killed by police gathered at a press conference on Friday in a show of unity with Daunte Wright’s mother Katie Wright and to press for police accountability.
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Day 14 of Chauvin trial: the defense rests its case; closing arguments set for Monday
It was a drama-filled day in court as the defense for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin rested its case after three days of testimony.
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Day 11 of the Chauvin trial: Philonise Floyd offers ‘spark of life’ testimony
George Floyd was a man who loved his mama, this was made clear during Philonise Floyd’s testimony Monday at the Derek Chauvin murder trial.
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Graham vs. Connor the ‘reasonableness’ standard
The Supreme Court’s Graham v. Connor decision defined the standard for excessive use of force cases involving the police.
Posted inOpinion
The Chauvin trial
Why then is this Chauvin killing Floyd case so up in the air? Why is there all this concern about Chauvin getting a ‘fair’ trial?
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WORD ON THE STREET | Community reaction to the Chauvin trial 10 days in
The MSR reached out to community members to get their response to the Derek Chauvin murder trial so far.