Statement From N.J. Gov. Murphy on Today's Guilty Verdict in the Trial of Derek Chauvin
April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement:
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George Floyd, like countless other Black Americans whose futures have been unjustly stolen from them, should be alive today.
While today's verdict provides some measure of justice and accountability for the Floyd family and millions of our fellow Americans, all of us must remember that systemic racism is still pervasive in American life.
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George Floyd, like countless other Black Americans whose futures have been unjustly stolen from them, should be alive today.
While today's verdict provides some measure of justice and accountability for the Floyd family and millions of our fellow Americans, all of us must remember that systemic racism is still pervasive in American life.