<p>Twisting the words of a racial justice hero in defense of racial injustice is nothing new. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a nation where his children “will not be judged by the color of their skin” has been invoked to quash corrective racial justice measures countless times since the moment he uttered those words.</p><p>So it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s words about neutrality in situations of injustice were recently <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0htmIne5njk" target="_blank" ><u>invoked to defend</u></a> a moment of silence to honor Derek Chauvin at the Minnesota Republican Party nominating convention.</p><p>With that public gesture, delegates declared themselves champions of brutality, racial hostility and the wanton abuse of authority.</p><div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center><a class="AnchorLink" id="module-3f0000" name="module-3f0000"></a> <div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title">Columnists bug</div> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><h2>Columnists</h2><br><i>In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.</i><br></div> </div><p>Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd was a clear — and all too rare — instance of justice over police misconduct. Even before his torture of Floyd was captured on video, shocking the world, Chauvin had a <a class="Link" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/before-george-floyd-officer-derek-chauvin-had-a-history-of-using-excessive-force" target="_blank" ><u>long history</u></a> of excessive force.