On May 25, 2020 Minneapolis police officers attempted to arrest George Floyd for passing a fugazi $20 at a local beer store. The 12 forced the African-American man to the pavement and Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck over nine minutes, as the father of five pleaded for his life.
“I can’t breathe.”
Onlookers yelled that he was killing the man.
Chauvin remained unmoved by their cries and George Floyd was dead at the scene.
Several people videoed the murder and four days later Derek Chauvin, who had a history of shooting and abusing black citizens, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.
Last week he was found guilty on all counts.
Police stood on every corner in the Brooklyn ‘hoods.
Ready to spread mayhem, but the people for the moment were content with the guilty verdicts.
Sentencing will come next month and then we shall see what justice lies in the heart of America.
“He’s just a bad apple,” said one of my white friends.
“Whether you like it or not, the 12 are all bad apples. Corrupt and racist to the rotten core.”
White people hate hearing the truth and few have reacted to the fact that six black people have been shot in the five days following Derek Chauvin’s conviction, as if they wanted to show people they are still the scum.
One verdict will not end their reign of terror.
Only real change.
Fuck the 12.
