The Washington Post - in its editorial today, Wednesday - welcomed the court ruling in the state of Minnesota, in which policeman Derek Chauffen had been convicted of causing the killing of African-American George Floyd, while trying to arrest him last May.
The newspaper considered that, contrary to the numerous cases in which citizens of African descent were killed by the police, no one was held accountable for that.
This time the jury was successful in its verdict of Chuven's conviction.
The Washington Post said there is hope that the ruling "represents a step for us to change the way we think about maintaining security and enhancing safety in neighborhoods inhabited by African Americans."
"The state of Minnesota needs this judgment, as America and the rest of the world need," the newspaper editorial quoted George Floyd's aunt as saying. "We need to come to a correct judgment this time, because there are many times the judgments have been wrong."
The Washington Post indicated that the verdict of Chauffin's conviction sets a precedent, as America witnessed many cases of killing of black citizens at the hands of the police and were documented in video clips, but in all of these cases no one was held accountable, because the authorities chose not to charge the officers or to reject the jury. Condemn the police.
A 12-member jury ruled that the 45-year-old ex-police officer, Chofin, is guilty of all murder counts, after hearing over three weeks of testimony from 45 people, including bystanders, police officials and medical experts.
The deliberations began on Monday, and lasted for more than 10 hours, and ended with Judge Peter Cahill announcing the conviction of the former police officer.
With this, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, which carries a sentence of up to 40 years in prison in Minnesota.
He was also convicted of third-degree murder, which carries a sentence of 25 years in prison, and second-degree manslaughter, which may add another 10 years behind bars.