New Delhi: The fedral grand jury which consisted for 7 women and 5 men has found former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, guilty on all three counts of murder of George Floyd. The sentencing will be done in about 2 months.
46 year-old George Floyd was pinned to the pavement under Chauvin's knee for over 9 minutes even asked Floyd said that he couldn't breath. "I can't breathe" were his last works.
ALSO READ: 'No Answer' From White House On Lifting Ban On Covid Vaccine Raw Materials Export To India
Floyd's murder was captured by onlookers on camera while they asked Chauvin to step away from his neck and the video was shared on social media. His murder sparked a nationwide violent protest on systemic racism and police brutality.
A 12-member federal jury in Minneapolis on Tuesday found Chauvin guilty on all three counts: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
President Biden about systemic racism
According to PTI, US President Joe Biden said it was a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism in the country.
The systemic racism is a stain on our nation's soul. The knee on the neck of justice for black Americans. Profound fear and trauma. The pain, the exhaustion that black and brown Americans experience every single day, Biden said.
The verdict giving justice, he said is not enough.
He further added, "We can't stop here. In order to deliver real change and reform, we can and we must do more to reduce the likelihood that a tragedy like this will ever happen to occur again, to ensure the black and brown people or anyone so they don't fear the interactions with law enforcement, that they don't have to wake up knowing that they can lose their very life in the course of just living their life."
Additionally, Former US president Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle said in a joint statement that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial.