The jury convicted Derek Chauvin on all counts. For once, accountability broke through.
Relief poured out on the streets. But here’s the hard truth: one verdict doesn’t dismantle a system. It doesn’t erase decades of protection for officers who kill without cameras watching. It doesn’t bring George Floyd back.
This case was unusual: clear video, relentless public pressure, a world watching. Most families never get any of that. They bury their dead in silence.
So yes, today mattered. But if this becomes the exception that proves the rule, nothing changes. Justice is consistency, not coincidence.