Guilty on All Counts

 You might think that I jumped up and down in celebration as the verdicts were read at the Derek Chauvin trial.

I didn't.  I sat in a state of emotion that is difficult to describe.  Frozen while tears welled up and streamed down my face.

Despite news anchors describing the crowd reaction as jubilant, I saw many in the crowd experiencing the same sort of emotion.

I did some research on Derek Chauvin before the verdicts arrived, and discovered that he had been involved in several incidents where he had received awards:

He had been involved in three police shootings, one of which was fatal.^{[25][26][27][28]} He received a medal for valor in 2006 for being one of several officers who fired on a suspect who pointed a shotgun at them, and another in 2008 for a domestic-violence incident in which he broke down a door and shot a suspect who reached for his pistol.^[29][30] He received a commendation medal in 2008 after he and his partner tackled a fleeing suspect holding a pistol. He received a commendation medal in 2009 after working off-duty as a security guard for a nightclub.^[24]

 

^{Chauvin's expression as the verdicts were read showed , IMO shock and horror.  I believe he thought he was going to get off with a pat on the back.}  

^{That is because this type of violence by law enforcement has been rewarded and encouraged-that is why we need real policing reform.}  

^{RIP George Floyd.}