The 32-year-old said he felt relieved but not satisfied.A half-hour later, news broke thatWhat we know about the fatal shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant:The deep sighs of relief drawn by the Black community, protesters, activists and allies after Chauvin's guilty verdict were punctured by news of the death of another Black person at the hands of police.
“Given the history of these kinds of cases, I was surprised,” Floyd’s brother, Terrence, told the USA TODAY Network on Tuesday in New York's Times Square. “I know there’s still more work to be done." The 23-year-old compared the feeling of hearing a guilty verdict to the butterflies in your stomach that drop while riding a roller coaster.
The feeling that more work still needs to be done is a sentiment echoed by activists around the nation, who view the guilty verdict as a milestone, not a finish line. "Hopefully, this right here is really going to start some true reforms, some true conversations about police brutality and police justice and show them that Black lives truly matter," Fant said.
"How do you justify murdering a ? How do justify that? That is a child," the 32-year-old said. "There is a never a reason to justify Columbus police officers murdering our children."
There is not going to be an “instant” change in police behavior.
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