THE
THE VERDICT CAME TO SIX AND A HALF HOURS AGO AND OUR
COMMUNITY, OUR STATE,
OUR COUNTRY, OUR WORLD ARE ALL
STILL TAKING IN . WILL THIS
BEGIN? A NEW CHAPTER FOR US
IN THE US? AND IF SO, WHAT
WILL THAT LOOK LIKE? WE'VE HEARD
IT DESCRIBED THE GUILTY VERDICT
AS A BEGINNING OF HOPE
THAT THINGS CAN CHANGE
A STARTING POINT FOR THE CITY
OF MINNEAPOLICE, THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA, TO MAKE PUBLIC
SAFETY SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE
FOR EVERYONE.
FOR EVERYONE. >> WE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT
NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
WITH THE NEXT STEP? THEY GOT
TO BE COMBATIVE BEFORE THEY
ACTION. NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE ,
WHAT THEY ARE , THEY CAN BE
POLICE OFFICERS, WHATEVER
THE OFFICIALS THEY ARE , THEY
NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. THEY
NEED TO BE WHOLE. GOD IS
IN CONTROL. HE HAS TO FIND OUT
HE HAS THE FINAL JUDGMENT. AND I
THINK WE GOD IS ALWAYS LOVE IS
ALWAYS LOVE IS ALWAYS PEACE . IS
ALWAYS JOY. BUT THE MAIN THING
WE HAVE WITHIN THIS, WE GOT SOME
HOPE. SO WITH THAT IN MIND,
WE WANTED TO START TO TRY
AND HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS SOME
WERE PUTTING OFF UNTIL THE END
OF THE TRIAL. UNDERSTANDABLY,
SHARON HAD BEEN IN REGULAR
CONTACT WITH AN AREA POLICE
OFFICER WHO HAD TO HOLD A LOT
IN HER HEART AND MIND OVER
THE LAST YEAR AND TODAY THEY
FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION JUST LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE.
EVERYONE ELSE. >> OFFICER CHANTE FORD WAS
ON PINS AND NEEDLES. WHERE WERE
YOU WHEN THE VERDICT WAS
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY? OK, SO
I HAD JUST LEFT THE SCHOOL.
I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING BACK
TO THE STATION. I WAS LISTENING
TO IT ON MY PHONE. I HEARD
GUILTY AND I WAS LIKE, NO, LIKE
THIS IS LIKE, ARE YOU LIKE WHY ?
>> DISBELIEF LED HER TO CALL
A FRIEND WHO CONFIRMED. YES, EX
MPD OFFICER DERRICK SHERVIN WAS
FOUND GUILTY ON ALL THREE
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. >> I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT REALLY
HURTS ME IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD
TO SECOND GUESS THE FACT THAT WE
ARE SITTING ON PINS AND NEEDLES
TO SEE IF JUSTICE WAS GOING
TO BE SERVED.
>> THAT'S A PROBLEM. THE WAIT
TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM WAS GOING
TO DELIVER THAT PUT HER IN A
UNIQUE POSITION BECAUSE SHE TOO
WEARS A UNIFORM, ALSO A PART
OF THE SYSTEM.
>> AND ALL THOSE EMOTIONS RUN
THROUGH MY MIND HTYE. BUT YEAH,
I'M STILL PUTTING IT
ON
ON ,
ON , SO
ON , SO I'M STILL THERE. FORDSON SHE WEARS HER BADGE WITH HONOR.
BUT THIS LAST YEAR, THIS LAST
MONTH HAS WEIGHED HEAVILY ON HER
HEART. HER VOICE, THOUGH, HAS
OPENED DOORS AND IT FEELS REALLY
GOOD TO THINK ABOUT, OK, WHEN
JEMMA CLARK AND FLYNN OK, WERE
KILLED IN MY MIND FRAME THEN
AND HOW I FELT THAT I COULDN'T
SPEAK OUT, HOW I FELT ISOLATED
AND ALONE, YOU KNOW, TO FAST
FORWARD NOW WHERE I CAN USE MY
VOICE. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO USE
YOUR VOICE IN A GOOD WAY. YOU
KNOW, I GO TO THE MARCHES OR
I GO TO THE GEORGE WHITE SQUARE
AND I STAND BY WHERE DANTE IS
AND I CAN DO THAT . AND IT'S
IT'S OK. IT'S NOT WRONG.
AND THAT'S HEALING FOR ME.
WHY IS HEALING YOURSELF
IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT ?
BECAUSE IF IF WE DON'T HEAL
THOSE WOUNDS ARE STILL GOING
TO BE OPEN AND STUFF,
WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO GET IN .
I HAVE TO HEAL. YOU KNOW, THOSE
THOSE OPEN WOUNDS IN ORDER TO DO
THAT . NEXT THING
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M GOING
TO FORGET, BUT I DO HAVE
TO PROCESS MY FEELINGS AND MY
THOUGHTS. HAVE YOU HAD ANY ROOM
TO TAKE CARE OF OTHERS? YEAH,
I WOULD SAY SO. SO NOW I'M NOT
THE ONLY, YOU KNOW, BLACK
OFFICER AND SO I ACTUALLY
CREATED A GROUP WHERE THE BLACK
PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR IN THE
CITY.