{"id":438000,"date":"2021-04-21T09:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438000"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:24:12","slug":"aoc-other-far-left-lawmakers-on-chauvin-convicted-on-all-counts-not-justice-system-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-other-far-left-lawmakers-on-chauvin-convicted-on-all-counts-not-justice-system-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC, Ilhan Omar Lead Democrat Charge Saying Chauvin&#8217;s Conviction Isn&#8217;t Good Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-other-far-left-lawmakers-on-chauvin-convicted-on-all-counts-not-justice-system-not-working%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-C0rtez (D-NY) and others claimed on Tuesday that a Minneapolis jury convicting former police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts in the murder trial of George Floyd did not constitute \u201cjustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin was convicted on a manslaughter charge and two murder charges stemming from the death of George Floyd last May and now faces up to 75 years in prison as he awaits sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis verdict is not justice,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said in a Tuesday Instagram Live video. \u201cFrankly, I don\u2019t even think we call it full accountability because there are multiple officers that were there. It wasn\u2019t just Derek Chauvin. And I also don\u2019t want this moment to be framed as this system working because it\u2019s not working, and that\u2019s what creates a lot of complexity in this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018This is not justice\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> reacts to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chauvinverdict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chauvinverdict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIhYxPUx3R\">pic.twitter.com\/HIhYxPUx3R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caity McDuffee (@CaitMcDuffee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitMcDuffee\/status\/1384635054350118913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other far-left members of Congress joined AOC in claiming that Chauvin\u2019s conviction was not justice.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) said that the conviction was \u201caccountability\u201d but \u201cit\u2019s not yet justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;This is accountability, but it&#8217;s not yet justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoriBush<\/a> (D-MO) with fellow members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBlackCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheBlackCaucus<\/a> following the Chauvin verdict. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gHdK7pPGHP\">pic.twitter.com\/gHdK7pPGHP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1384621758356115456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve known Chauvin was guilty since the second we saw him murder George Floyd on film \u2014 but we also know of the racism inherent in our carceral and policing systems,\u201d Rep. Jamaal Brown (D-NY) said. \u201cThis verdict doesn\u2019t change that racism, or the work ahead needed to transform those systems to serve us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We&#8217;ve known Chauvin was guilty since the second we saw him murder George Floyd on film \u2014 but we also know of the racism inherent in our carceral and policing systems.<\/p>\n<p>This verdict doesn&#8217;t change that racism, or the work ahead needed to transform those systems to serve us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1384617020138958853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tweeted out a list of far-left agenda items that the radical-wing of the Democrat Party is pushing for, saying that the conviction was \u201cbut a minuscule step on the path to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omar listed the following items, which included calls to disband police departments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Independent agency to investigate police misuse of force<\/li>\n<li>Criminalize violence against protesters<\/li>\n<li>Demilitarize police departments<\/li>\n<li>Disband and deconstruct failed police departments<\/li>\n<li>End traffic stops for minor equipment violations<\/li>\n<li>Federal investigations into departments who utilize practices like arrest quotas<\/li>\n<li>End the school-to-prison pipeline<\/li>\n<li>Ban all racial profiling by federal, state, and local agencies<\/li>\n<li>Legalize recreational cannabis nationwide, expunge the records and seek amnesty for those incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses<\/li>\n<li>Restore felon voting rights<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that formerly incarcerated individuals are fully supported in their transition back to society<\/li>\n<li>End mandatory minimum sentencing laws for low-level offenses<\/li>\n<li>Invest in a public-health approach to the addiction crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">* End traffic stops for minor equipment violations<br \/>\n* Federal investigations into departments who utilize practices like arrest quotas<br \/>\n* End the school-to-prison pipeline<br \/>\n* Ban all racial profiling by federal, state, and local agencies<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1384647290565054465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">* End mandatory minimum sentencing laws for low-level offenses<br \/>\n* Invest in a public-health approach to the addiction crisis<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1384647292402208769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who called for abolishing policing and prisons just last week, said that the conviction was \u201caccountability\u201d but that the \u201cfight for justice continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis verdict is relief &amp; accountability for the murder of George Floyd,\u201d she said. \u201cBut the fight for justice continues. Justice would be Gianna having her father today. Justice is investing in our communities, not police. Justice is no more Black lives lost to police violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This verdict is relief &amp; accountability for the murder of George Floyd. But the fight for justice continues.<\/p>\n<p>Justice would be Gianna having her father today.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is investing in our communities, not police.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is no more Black lives lost to police violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1384632002830286854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far-left Rep. 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