{"id":446885,"date":"2021-04-23T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=446885"},"modified":"2021-04-23T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:36:05","slug":"opinion-the-lefts-response-to-the-chauvin-verdict-proves-they-need-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-lefts-response-to-the-chauvin-verdict-proves-they-need-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: The Left\u2019s Response To The Chauvin Verdict Proves They Need A Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fopinion-the-lefts-response-to-the-chauvin-verdict-proves-they-need-a-crisis%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=446885&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3525.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Democrats and members of the legacy media proved this week that in order to push through their agenda, they must have an ongoing crisis. What they fail to realize is that by doing so, they\u2019re only further damaging their credibility, eroding what little trust the American public still has in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The much anticipated trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin came to a conclusion this week, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jury-finds-derek-chauvin-guilty\"><span class=\"s1\">jury finding Chauvin<\/span><\/a> \u201cguilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in relation to the death of George Floyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Left\u2019s response to the verdict was sadly telling, with politicians and media figures rattling off their pre-packaged talking points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Instead of the end result being unity after the conclusion of a devastating situation that most Americans agreed was a terrible tragedy, the response of the Left and the establishment media was, predictably, more division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/5-reactions-to-the-derek-chauvin-trial-that-instantly-went-viral\"><span class=\"s1\">thanked<\/span><\/a> George Floyd for his death, saying, \u201cSo again, thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice, for being there to call out to your mom \u2026 How heartbreaking was that, call out for your mom, \u2018I can\u2019t breathe\u2019? Because of you and because of thousands, millions of people around the world, who came out for justice, your name will always be synonymous with justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/5-reactions-to-the-derek-chauvin-trial-that-instantly-went-viral\"><span class=\"s3\">said<\/span><\/a> that the verdict was \u201cnot justice.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cIt\u2019s not justice because justice is George Floyd going home tonight to be with his family. Justice is Adam Toldeo getting tucked in by his mom tonight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u201cJustice is when you\u2019re pulled over, there not being a gun that\u2019s part of that interaction because you have a headlight out,\u201d she added. \u201cJustice is your school system not having or being part of a school-to-prison pipeline. Justice is a municipality and a government that does not \u2013 because it trickles down, right? \u2013 that does not value military and armaments more than it values health care and education and housing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">MSNBC\u2019s Jason Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/5-reactions-to-the-derek-chauvin-trial-that-instantly-went-viral\"><span class=\"s3\">said<\/span><\/a> he was not happy with the outcome, either. \u201cI actually always thought that he would be found guilty because it\u2019s sort of a cultural wake-up call but I\u2019m not happy. I\u2019m not pleased. I don\u2019t have any sense of satisfaction. I don\u2019t think this is the system working,\u201d Johnson explained. \u201cI don\u2019t think this is a good thing.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u201cIt makes me upset all the more that we didn\u2019t have this for Breonna Taylor. It makes me concerned about what\u2019s going to happen in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery,\u201d he said. \u201cSo no, this isn\u2019t the system working. This is a make-up call. This is the justice system trying to say, \u2018Hey, this is one bad apple.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) traveled to Minneapolis in advance of the verdict and received criticism from both sides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/im-not-celebrating-im-relieved-maxine-waters-reacts-to-guilty-verdict-hours-after-avoiding-censure\"><span class=\"s1\">when she appeared to incite violence ahead of the verdict. <\/span><\/a>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/waters-chauvin-guilty-verdict-reaction\"><span class=\"s1\">Fox News<\/span><\/a>, after the verdict was announced, Waters said, \u201cYou know someone said it better than me: I\u2019m not celebrating, I\u2019m relieved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-says-he-wouldnt-call-guilty-verdict-justice-but-rather-accountability\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> that the verdict was not justice. \u201cI would not call today\u2019s verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step toward justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CNN contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/van-jones-reacts-to-chauvin-guilty-verdict-one-down-many-many-more-to-go\"><span class=\"s1\">Van Jones<\/span><\/a> added to the resounding calls for further action, saying Congress needs to do more to enact police reform. He said, \u201cThis is the beginning of something. This is not the end of anything. This is the beginning of something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">From the many negative reactions of members of the Left, it seems as if they did not get the result they wanted. But, they did \u2014 they just wanted to add some fuel to the fire, too, when the verdict threatened to douse it. Instead of rejoicing that the process was successful in bringing someone to justice who they believed to be guilty, they instead pushed for more to be done to alter the system. Their response was part of a larger attempt to prolong the crisis, because without a problem to fix, they could not capitalize on the emotions of people who genuinely want to fix <em>something<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Their disingenuousness became even more telling soon after the verdict was announced when a police officer in Ohio shot and killed a young black girl who was allegedly trying to attack another black girl with a knife. The police officer might have saved one of the girl\u2019s lives in the encounter, but the media and left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-emerges-of-makhia-bryant-before-shooting\">Democrats jumped on the narrative<\/a>, saying that the cop was in the wrong.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Logical, thoughtful human beings can look at the evidence in the George Floyd case and come to differing conclusions, but when people have the same reaction to every circumstance, their motives are rightfully questioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">People on different sides of the aisle came together over the George Floyd case <\/span>\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">whether or not they agreed with the verdict. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scott.senate.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/senator-tim-scott-statement-on-the-verdict-in-the-derek-chauvin-trial\"><span class=\"s3\">statement<\/span><\/a> on the Chauvin verdict, saying he agreed with the jury\u2019s conclusion. However, he said that to \u201c<\/span>deny the progress we\u2019ve made is just as damaging as not making progress at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u201cWhile this outcome should give us renewed confidence in the integrity of our justice system, we know there is more work to be done to ensure the bad apples do not define all officers\u2014the vast majority of whom put on the uniform each day with integrity and servant hearts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Many Democrats have sincere motives to create a better world, but when they push for such changes in the midst of a crisis \u2014 and refuse to celebrate when the crisis ends in the result they wanted \u2014 they lose credibility. They should take a page out of Senator Scott\u2019s book and genuinely respond to situations with authenticity, acknowledging when they achieve a victory and vowing to go on when they do not. It is unlikely that they will change their ways, however, because if there is no crisis, there is no opportunity to overreach.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span>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<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats and members of the legacy media proved this week that in order to push through their agenda, they must have an ongoing crisis. 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