SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL - Minneapolis) issued the following statement in response to the verdict reached in the trial of Derek Chauvin:
“The guilty verdict is good news, but it will not bring George Floyd back to his loved ones or relieve the immense trauma and pain that Black Minnesotans bear. Our communities are calling for real, systemic change and we need to listen. Justice for George Floyd means that we must transform the systems that were not built to protect our Black neighbors or communities of color, or to hold police officers accountable. We have work to do to realize a vision of justice where we dismantle systemic racism and where every Minnesotan is safe, valued and respected.”