I think this was a rare instance in which accountability was served. I don't for a second, think this is the beginning of anything new. It just so happened that the timing was completely right (it happened during the pandemic when people had time to actually pay attention) and there was irrefutable evidence, a great prosecution team, great witnesses and experts, AND his own kind testifying against him. I did breathe a sigh of relief in this case, but this is no way sets a precedence for how future killings of unarmed Black people by cops will go, IMO. I'm just glad it was the right verdict this time. I've lived in this country long enough (my entire life) to know this one-off guilty verdict is just that, one off.
For reference, how many mass shootings have to happen (including of children) before ANY gun laws are passed? So...yeah. Cynical rant over.