Well, since the Chauvin verdict was guilty on all counts, everyone hoping him to be found innocent will be hugely disappointed. Sadly, there will be no rioting and store-front smashing to get at all those TVs and other expensive merchandise which are obviously the remedy for every perceived slight and verdict.
Frankly, I think this is the reason Chauvin was convicted. Minneapolis didn't want a riot, so it was up to the jurors to make sure that didn't happen.
Guilty was the only way out.
If you read the many charges against Chauvin, along with the fact that only one juror would have had to have dissented on just one of them, there is no way he should have been found guilty. Sadly, even though George Floyd died, this was a political and expeditious verdict, not a legal one. This in no way condones or excuses Chauvin's use of force. It just highlights the fact that no other verdict was possible, in spite of the legal details that must not have been followed to reach it.
And the rejoicing and joy observers demonstrated when the verdict was announced were unconscionable, yet predictable.
Ah, the mess that is race in the Excited States of America, not to mention no free colour TVs.
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