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Derek Chauvin Trial — What Could be the Possible Aftermath of a Guilty or Not Guilty Verdict?

Unfortunately, a verdict of ‘Not Guilty’ can burn America. And it would prove that police officers are immune to any crime they commit. They can even smile at a camera while strangling a man to death, knowing well that this evidence will not stand in court.

Arjun DS Pahwa
6 min readApr 8, 2021
Photo by Jeff Ackley on Unsplash

Derek Chauvin Trial is one of the most significant events of this century. It is the first time in history that police atrocities are so clearly captured in camera and discussed on a world’s stage.

Millions of people from all over the world are watching live stream or live telecast of this trial. The opinion on the verdict is divided. Some believe that Chauvin will be declared ‘Not Guilty’, for George Floyd died because he had too many drugs in his system. Some believe that Chauvin will be declared ‘Guilty’, because even if Floyd had drugs in him, he would not have died if Chauvin hadn’t knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes.

This article is not about which opinion has merit. It’s about what possible aftermath of the Guilty or Not Guilty verdict could be. We’ll discuss the aftermath of a ‘Not Guilty’ verdict in…

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