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CEA Statement on Guilty Verdicts in George Floyd Murder

Posted on: April 20, 2021
Posted By: CEA Communications
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April 20, 2021

CEA Statement on Guilty Verdicts in George Floyd Murder
Derek Chauvin found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd

DENVER, CO – Today, a jury in Minneapolis found ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd.

The following statement can be attributed to Amie Baca-Oehlert, high school counselor and president of the Colorado Education Association:

“While we feel some sense of relief that Derek Chauvin is being held accountable for the murder of George Floyd, we know that the systemically racist system under which we live still denies justice for far too many Black and Brown men, women, and children who have been killed or had their lives forever harmed by police brutality. Until we see the end of unnecessary police violence against Black and Brown lives, and live in a system where Black lives truly matter, we must take action to fundamentally change our society so that equal justice under the law is truly equal justice under the law and doesn’t just apply to just one skin tone.

“The accountability of one police officer does not equal the accountability to an entire system. It took one brave person with a camera and millions of brave people marching in the streets to hold Derek Chauvin accountable. We must now collectively speak up for all of us, no matter our skin color, or the zip code in which we live, or the amount of money in our pockets. We must speak up and take on the structural, institutional racism and inequities that have been built into the fabric of our country. We will work with our local associations and allies for however long it takes to ensure this happens.”

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