Former police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of African-American man, George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty of "second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter." He will be sentenced in 8-weeks, where he faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars.

Protestors cheered outside the courtroom as the verdict was read, regarding a murder that appalled America and the world. Chauvin was seen on mobile phone video kneeling on the neck of Floyd. He literally posed while suffocating the life out of Floyd who was cuffed and helpless on the ground.

Chauvin's actions sparked worldwide protests and riots all over America. The global public pressure was so immense, it compelled jurors to do the right thing in convicting Chauvin of a murder we all saw right before our eyes via mobile phone footage. If the public did not vigorously protest Floyd's murder, we would have witnessed another miscarriage of justice, as seen in other similar cases.

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Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death

29 minutes ago - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.

Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind his back and could be sent to prison for decades. The verdict — guilty as charged on all counts, in a relatively swift, across-the-board victory for Floyd’s supporters — 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. Drivers blared their horns in celebration...

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