The verdict set off jubilation mixed with sorrow across the city and around the nation. Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Minneapolis, some running through traffic with banners. The now-fired white officer was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin’s face was obscured by a Covid-19 mask and little reaction could be seen beyond his eyes darting around the courtroom. Gavin Newsom, a white man, who said on Twitter that Floyd “would still be alive if he looked like me.

Source: Manila Times April 21, 2021 16:30 UTC