The verdict isexceptional, anexceedingly rareevent.
And almost immediately upon its reading, it highlighted the key differences between accountability and justice.
Today, a jury did the right thing.
But true justice requires much more.
We cannot rest.
Sen. Bernie Sanders further explained the difference between justice and accountability in a series of tweets.
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The jurys verdict delivers accountability for Derek Chauvin, but not justice for George Floyd,he wrote.
The jurys verdict delivers accountability for Derek Chauvin, but not justice for George Floyd.
[T]he verdict will not heal pain that has existed for generations,wrote Harris.
It will not take away the pain felt by the Floyd family.
Thats why we must recommit to fight for equal justice.
Todays verdict brings us a step closer to making equal justice under law a reality.
But the verdict will not heal pain that has existed for generations.
It will not take away the pain felt by the Floyd family.
Thats why we must recommit to fight for equal justice.
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Im having a lot of mixed emotions right now.
I hope Floyds family feels some sense of relief for sure.
Im also very aware of how many Black families didnt get this verdict, wrote Brown.
Her aunt told reporters that she had a knife to protect herself from her aggressors.
Bryant alleged lunged at two women with a knife before police opened fire, striking her in the chest.
If police can arrest mass shooters with assault rifles, they can arrest a 16-year-old girl with a knife.
Rep. Cori Bush reminds us that the Black Lives Matter movement isnt about verdicts, its about lives.
Our hope is that this verdict will be a small step towards accountability.
But thats just about accountability, not justice,wrote Bush in a tweet.
For us, justice would be George Floyd alive today.
Our hope is that this verdict will be a small step towards accountability.
But thats just about accountability, not justice.
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