'They have suffered untold, irrevocable damage. There’s no reason why they should be in this predicament,' he said. “My heart goes out to George Floyd’s family. Organizer Jacob Raiford heard about the verdict to Chauvin’s case while getting ready to attend a virtual budget hearing to demand money be diverted away from the Phoenix Police Department toward the Neighborhood-Organized Crisis Assistance Program, or NOCAP. Rylee Kirk, Joshua Bowling 4:45 p.m.: Phoenix-area activists see Chauvin verdict as step in the right direction 'The Senate must do what the House did more than a month ago: pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,' he tweeted. 'Failing to move forward on this bill-or allowing it to die by filibuster-would be a grave injustice.' The act would ban chokeholds and federal no-knock warrants, and aims to prevent problem officers from moving from one department to another by creating a national registry to track those with checkered records. Stanton's tweet urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., on Twitter said Tuesday's verdict symbolized justice for George Floyd's family, but 'does not erase the systemic problems that put Black lives at risk every day in America.' Greg Stanton calls for support of police reform bill

Tuesday, retweeting a post that said “Thank you God!! Now arrest those cops who killed Breonna Taylor!!” Ty-Shon Alexander was the only Phoenix Suns player on the team to tweet his thoughts about the verdict as of 5 p.m.

Phoenix Mercury guard Kia Nurse echoed Kennard, tweeting “We continue to fight but this is a start, a step in the right direction…accountability!!!”

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