Column: With Chauvin’s conviction, justice was served for once. I’ll cheer when it’s a norm
LA TimesFormer Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is led from the courtroom after he was found guilty of murder. Shortly before jurors returned to the courtroom Tuesday, George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courteney Ross, was asked by TV reporters what it would mean to get convictions on all three charges against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. And, in a phone call with Floyd’s relatives, Vice President Kamala Harris promised that “we’re going to make sure his legacy is intact, and that history will look back at this moment and know that it was an inflection moment.” I’d like to believe that. Vice President Kamala Harris, accompanied by President Joe Biden, speaks at the White House on Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. To one day be able to truly look back at Chauvin’s conviction as a “precedent,” more people will need to let go of the idea that more cops equal more safety.