The Derek Chauvin verdict won’t stop cops murdering black people. We still aren’t safe | Kellie Carter Jackson

<p>A prison sentence will not protect black people from the violence of the police</p><p>Since last May, the world has been waiting for justice for George Floyd, who was killed on the streets of Minneapolis after trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. Today, the jury found police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. It was an emotional verdict, in what has been an emotional year since his killing. How are we to receive this moment?</p><p>This verdict has been a long time coming. And it’s been a painful, difficult wait. Many times, I have had to remind people that it was Derek Chauvin who was on trial, not George Floyd. Over and over, people questioned Floyd’s history, his drug use and his actions – anything, that would shift the blame for his own death away from Derek Chavin. As WEB Du Bois once wrote: “Nothing in the world is easier in the United States than to accuse a black man of a crime.” That is still true today.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/20/dereck-chauvins-verdict-wont-stop-cops-murdering-black-people-we-still-arent-safe">Continue reading...</a>