The story of Darnella Frazier, the young woman who recorded …

“We did it. Justice was served.” With these words, Darnella Frazier celebrated the conviction of policeman Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of George Floyd. Attorney General: His cell phone recorded how Chauvin’s knee choked Floyd for several minutes, while the drowned man could only tell him “he couldn’t breathe”.

This is why this Wednesday several White House officials and Hollywood personalities recognized on social networks the courage of this young girl, who on May 25 of last year, while she was going to a fast food restaurant in Minneapolis, decided to stop his walk to film the It took Chauvin 8 minutes and 46 seconds to kill Floyd. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz publicly thanked Frazier, saying, “I think a lot of people know capturing this video may be the only reason Derek Chauvin goes to jail.”

However, during the trial, Darnella said she had a really bad time. “These were nights I stayed awake apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more and for not having physically acted to save his life,” the statement said. Before the jury, the young woman also indicated that, At the time, she felt threatened by the police. Furthermore, he described that George Floyd was terrified of what happened. “He was scared, terrified, he begged for his life. He was in pain, it hurt. I knew it was wrong. We all knew it was wrong, ”added the young woman in her moving testimony.

Now, after the conviction, she is applauded by celebrities all over the world and classified as a heroine. “When I look at George Floyd, I look at my father, I look at my brothers, I look at my cousins, my uncles, because they’re all black.” However, the media pressure that fell on her was such that after Floyd’s death, she and her mother had to leave their home in southern Minneapolis.

The National Association for the Advancement of People of Color (NAACP) issued a statement saying that Frazier “will go down in history.” “Without Darnella’s presence of mind and her willingness to risk her own safety and well-being, we may never have known the truth about George Floyd’s murder.”