chauvin-verdict

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Chauvin verdict reignites calls for police reform in Pa. | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - April 23, 2021

"A jury unanimously decided that chokeholds are acts of murder, and this decision should compel us to examine policies of our own law enforcement agencies across the Commonwealth,” one lawmaker said.

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A just verdict is not justice, it’s accountability — and we need more | Opinion

BY: - April 23, 2021

The United States government, however, apparently cannot tell you exactly how many lives have been lost at the hands of law enforcement.

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Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin | Opinion

BY: - April 22, 2021

Scholars of policing, law and race explain the landmark guilty verdicts handed down in the trial for the murder of George Floyd.

Here’s how Pa. politicians reacted to the Chauvin trial verdict

BY: - April 20, 2021

This developing story will be updated.  Here’s how Pennsylvania’s state and federal elected officials reacted to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin who was found guilty on three counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Gov. Tom Wolf: “George Floyd’s murder was a tragedy. Sadly, […]