U.S. President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is ¡°a giant step forward¡± in a case that touched off nationwide protests over police brutality directed at African Americans.
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd¡¯s killing had ¡°ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism¡± and called on lawmakers to pass police reform legislation named in his honor.
¡°No one should be above the law and today¡¯s verdict sends that message, but it¡¯s not enough,¡± he added. ¡°This takes acknowledging and confronting head on systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing.¡±
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