"Hopefully this is a step toward a future where police being held accountable for their actions isn't headline material," the late-night host shared at the top of Tuesday's show.
In the aftermath of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin being convicted of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd, Stephen Colbert opened Tuesday's"Just before the taping of our show today the verdict was announced in the trial of Derek Chauvin. He was found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.
"Justice is a far more difficult goal," the late-night host continued."America still has a problem of over policing and systemic racism, but hopefully this is a step toward a future where police being held accountable for their actions isn't headline material and a hope that accountability is a deterrent for tomorrow. Today is one stop on a journey that began last May and led to protests calling for that accountability in every town and every city in America.
Chauvin was convicted for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. The case sparked worldwide protests in the name of Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement and pushed America to reexamine issues of racism and police violence. The jury of six white people and six Black or multiracial people came back with its verdict after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty on all charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He faces potentially decades in prison.
ps9714 The problem with Justice is it legal definitions and application. It often becomes a JusticeGame
Being funny is far more difficult goal...he’s such a hack.
He got the memo .... “justice is now not justice”
There was no justice
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Nobody speaks about racial inequity better than Stephen Colbert.
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