The Conviction in the Killing of George Floyd Is Significant but Reform Urgently Needed

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen states that while the conviction of the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd is an essential step for accountability, urgent policing reforms are still needed to address systemic racism and the failure of the criminal justice system to protect Black people and people of color.

• Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen describes the conviction of a Minneapolis police officer for the killing of George Floyd as an essential step toward police accountability for deadly and indefensible violence.
• Dillen asserts that the criminal justice system has consistently failed to hold officers accountable for brutality and unwarranted killings that disproportionately affect Black people and other people of color in traumatized communities.
• Following the murder of George Floyd, which led to unprecedented global and domestic protests, Earthjustice calls on all levels of government to urgently implement policing reforms to achieve racial justice and equality.

APA

Dillen, A. (2021). The Conviction in the Killing of George Floyd Is Significant but Reform Urgently Needed. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/press/2021/the-conviction-in-the-killing-of-george-floyd-is-significant-but-reform-urgently-needed

Chicago

Dillen, Abigail. The Conviction in the Killing of George Floyd Is Significant but Reform Urgently Needed. Earthjustice, 2021. https://earthjustice.org/press/2021/the-conviction-in-the-killing-of-george-floyd-is-significant-but-reform-urgently-needed.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{dillen2021conviction, author = {Dillen, Abigail}, title = {{The Conviction in the Killing of George Floyd Is Significant but Reform Urgently Needed}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://earthjustice.org/press/2021/the-conviction-in-the-killing-of-george-floyd-is-significant-but-reform-urgently-needed}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }