The activist and writer offered her take on the upcoming trial against the former police officer in the death of George Floyd.
Activist and writer Brittany Packnett Cunningham appeared on news outlet MSNBC to discuss the upcoming trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin who is charged in the death of George Floyd.
“We have to remember that the nation will be gripped by this trial,” she declared on the broadcast. “It will capture all of our attention. There will be an obsession with it, and still, an officer on trial doesn’t end police violence any more than electing President [Barack] Obama or Vice President [Kamala] Harris ended racism.”
She continued, “We are always talking about systems. We are never just talking about one officer. We are never just talking about bad apples. We’re talking about rotten systems, and we need to make sure we never confuse justice for accountability.
Justice is a living breathing George Floyd, accountability is what Derek Chauvin is facing right now. There is a difference and the ultimate work that we’re trying to do is to make sure that Black people can live thriving lives without fear of being shot dead by the people who are supposed to serve and protect us.”
Source: Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Chauvin: ‘One officer on trial doesn’t end police violence’
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