Derek Chauvin gets 22.5 years for killing George Floyd

I am on the road, so will not have a chance to comment until probably tomorrow.  Readers should feel free to share their reactions and thoughts.

UPDATE:  Here are links to a few press pieces regarding the Chauvin sentencing:

From Law360, “Chauvin Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison For Floyd Murder“

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Derek Chauvin’s sentencing sparks relief but also resolve to keep fighting injustice“

From NBC News, “Chauvin sentence wasn’t the max, but it provided some closure“

From NPR, “George Floyd’s Family Says Chauvin’s Sentencing Is One Step Closer To Healing“

ANOTHER UPDATE:  I just recently saw this reprinted version of the full sentencing order from Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill when he sentenced Derek Chauvin. Here is the short conclusion to the lengthy discussion:

Part of the mission of the Minneapolis Police Department is to give citizens “voice and respect.”  Here, Mr. Chauvin, rather than pursuing the MPD mission, treated Mr. Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings and which he certainly would have extended to a friend or neighbor.  In the Court’s view, 270 months, which amounts to an additional ten years over the presumptive 150-month sentence, is the appropriate sentence.