John — As you likely now know, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd.

While we are relieved that the correct verdict was reached, this one case does not solve the problem of police brutality or broken-taillight policing in Black communities.

We must honor the life of George Floyd by fighting for police accountability and criminal justice reform.

We can start by passing The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — which includes a number of much needed reforms that I and others have championed for many, many years, including my own Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act.

But police reform should not end there. I will be re-introducing legislation that would require the appointment of independent police agencies and special prosecutors to investigate and prosecute cases where a police officer killed a civilian in the line of duty. Other legislation would empower the Department of Justice to prosecute police officers for murder. Another bill would eliminate "cooling off" periods for officers accused of misconduct, so we have a lot of work to do.

And we must keep doing that work. Onward.

— Hank




 
 
   
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