Clarence Page: Trying to keep hope alive after the Derek Chauvin verdict
It’s easy to be optimistic if you keep your expectations low.
That’s why, after Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer with a long history of use-of-force complaints, was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, I felt less of a sense of celebration than relief.
Say what you will, our system worked after video clearly showed the victim dying with the defendant’s knee on his neck for more than eight minutes.
