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The Derek Chauvin murder trial has been on my mind, as the prosecution and defense rest their cases and the jury begins deliberation. I have had a hard time watching any of the coverage or even news recaps. I find this case to be so deeply disturbing and further troubled by the real possibility that Derek Chauvin walks. I have no doubt in my mind that Chauvin murdered George Floyd, but we all know too well what happens when a cop is a defendant. No matter how much the defense wants to gaslight the jury into believing anything but Chauvin's knee on Floyd's neck was responsible for Floyd's death, I keep going back to that video and the look of defiance and soullessness on Chauvin's face. No matter what the defense may want any of us to believe, that is the look of a murderer. Chauvin needs to be held accountable for his actions. He needs to be punished by the hand of the law. If he is exonerated, then the police essentially have the right to kill any of us for any reason-...

Could the world possible get any worse? (That is a rhetorical question. Of course it could, and I sure as hell hope it doesn't). George Floyd is murdered in Minneapolis, captured in perhaps the most chilling video I have ever seen. I honestly don't know how anyone but the most deluded racist can NOT conclude that the cop involved in this (Derek Chauvin) is a racist sociopath/psychopath. He deserves to be convicted of this crime and sent to prison for a long time.  How many more times do we have to talk about a black person killed by police? When will this ever end? When will police ever be held accountable for their actions? The ensuing rebellions around the country, and in particular the tone deaf response from our horrible president, have been depressing. It just compounds the depression I have already had regarding coronavirus and Trump's terrible response to that crisis. I am depressed about the state of our country. It gets worse all the time, and I wonder when we hit ...