The George Floyd protests were absolutely the reason that Chauvin got convicted and sent to prison. It's fucked up that that's what it took, but they at least got a concrete result. Which is more than I can say for any of these other protests. Not that I don't support them-- in fact I drove 2 hours to DC to participate on Saturday. It was cool to see so many people out, but to make changes, you have to force power to recognize you as a force to be reckoned with.