John,

When I became the lead prosecutor for this case, I asked for time and patience to review the facts, gather evidence, and prosecute the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent the law allowed.

That long, hard, painstaking work has culminated in today.

I would not call today's verdict justice because justice implies restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step to justice. Now, the cause of justice is in your hands.

George Floyd mattered. He was loved by his family and his friends. His death shocked the conscience of our community, our country, and the world. He was loved by his family and friends. But that isn't why he mattered - he mattered because he was human. And there are no throwaway humans. There are no throwaway people. Everybody counts. Everybody matters.

We need to use this verdict as an inflection point.

We don't want any more community members dying at the hands of law enforcement. We don't want any more law enforcement members having to face criminal charges. We don't want any more communities torn apart.

Generations of people said slavery could never end. Generations said Jim Crow could never end. Generations said women could never be equal to men. Generations said if you were different in any way, you could never be a full and equal part of the American landscape.

Now, the work of our generation is to put unaccountable law enforcement behind us.

It's time to transform the relationship between community and the people who are sworn to protect them - from one that is mistrustful, suspicious, and in some cases, terrifying into one that is empathetic, compassionate, and affirming.

The work of our generation is to put an end to the vestiges of Jim Crow and centuries of trauma and finally put racism behind us. The work of our generation is to say goodbye to old practices that don't serve any of us anymore.

One conviction can't by itself transform decades of mistrust and abuse and centuries of trauma.

Securing meaningful, enduring justice for all means using your clearest, loudest, most morally grounded voice to demand change - the hard, vital change our communities need to live the fullest measure and promise of their lives.

Now, it's in your hands.

Thank you,

Keith Ellison

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