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The murder of George Floyd set off a firestorm of protests, riots, and social action in a pandemic environment where people were already afraid, angry, and uncertain. Derek Chauvin, the police officer responsible for George Floyd’s death, was tried and found guilty on three counts. Because this case was historic on so many levels, we pulled a together a panel of three phenomenal people to provide their reactions to the verdict:

• Walter Powell – A decorated 20 year police officer
• Mimi Geerges – The Founder and President ofPapyrus Media Group, and Former Host and Executive Producer of the “Mimi Geerges Show” which aired on SiriusXm and PBS for over 16 years
• Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola – An Attorney who became a professor in the areas of Race, Racism, and Social Movements. She is the author of “The Bricks Before Brown”, which discusses the legal cases leading up Brown vs Board of Education in 1954

Don’t miss this incredible discussion where we get into police, legal, media, social, and historical perspectives on this landmark case.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Opening Hook
00:33 Introducing your panel
01:59 Was Derek Chauvin’s verdict a foregone conclusion?
05:00 Was it possible to find an unbiased jury?
07:06 What if this wasn’t caught on camera? Would the outcome be different?
08:25 What does this mean for law enforcement going forward?
09:00 How do you think the media handled coverage of this trial?
10:00 What is Derek’s legal recourse at this point?
10:48 Derek Chauvin can still cry foul
11:47 if you’re Derek Chauvin, what are you thinking right now?
12:12 Did Derek Chauvin get a fair trial?
15:19 Did he have malicious intent?
16:23 What was the key deciding issue in this case?
18:00 What are you hoping that people will take away from all of this?
21:56 How significant is this trial historically speaking, how do you think it will be recorded in history?
29:11 what are other police saying about this case?
29:33 Why didn’t any of the other cops that were standing around? Say anything?
34:26 10 years from now, what significant change are you hoping to see as a result of this moment in history?

Photo and Media Credit

• Videvo
• Etemaad Daily
• ABC News
• SoCast
• Village Media Canada
• MahoningMatters
• CourtTV
• Associated Press
• Kelly Lacy
• Ekaterina Bolovtsova
• Walter Powell
• Mimi Georges
• Marisela Martinez-Cola, J.D., Ph.D
• Pickarick

Music Credit

• Intro – “Eyes of Glory” – Aakash Gandhi
• Outro – “Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner