Scott reacts to Chauvin verdict

Senator Tim Scott says there’s no question in his mind that the jury in Minneapolis reached the right verdict in the trial of the former policeman Derek Chauvin.  In a statement after yesterday’s guilty verdicts, Scott said, “George Floyd died because Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck and stopped him from breathing for more than nine minutes.  While 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 that bad apples do not define all officers–the vast majority of whom put on the uniform each day with integrity and servant hearts….”