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(47,685 posts) Fri Feb 18, 2022, 01:13 PM Feb 2022

Former suburban Minneapolis officer Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in prison for killing Daunte Wri [View all]

Source: Washington Post

The former suburban Minneapolis police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last April was sentenced to two years in prison in a Hennepin County courtroom Friday.

A Hennepin County jury in late December found Kim Potter guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center last April. Potter claimed she mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired on Wright to stop him from driving away.

“This case is highly unusual,” Judge Regina M. Chu said Friday, and called it “one of the saddest cases I’ve had in my 20 years on the bench.”

Ultimately, Chu said Potter made a “tragic mistake ... and ended up killing a young man.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/18/kim-potter-sentence/

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Former suburban Minneapolis officer Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in prison for killing Daunte Wri [View all] FSogol Feb 2022 OP

Two years? That's it? AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #1

16 months and probation Beachnutt Feb 2022 #3

Justice for police commiting crimes. . .no wonder faith in the Justice System is at an all time low AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #4

They claim she must do 16 months,bet she doesn't Bengus81 Feb 2022 #42

Yep...subtract another 58 days for time served Bengus81 Feb 2022 #45

my reaction also vlyons Feb 2022 #8

+1 2naSalit Feb 2022 #10

White cop kills black man left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 #2

White cop murders black man in Minnesota AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #5

sentence reflects the jurors harumph Feb 2022 #6

If I mistake my gas pedal for my brake pedal Beachnutt Feb 2022 #9

The video was her best defense in this case. Usually its the best prosecutor oldsoftie Feb 2022 #13

I'm left-handed AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #18

I'm right handed. So you're opposite. You still get the point oldsoftie Feb 2022 #20

Yep. To me this is either, at beast, gross incompetence, or, at worse, murder. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #27

She moved a piece of paper from her right hand to her left hand before the draw Calista241 Feb 2022 #36

Isn't the taser a bright yellow color or something other? How the HELL did she not see that? Bengus81 Feb 2022 #43

And it did not hurt to have a female judge. Sneederbunk Feb 2022 #14

Are they changing anything to prevent more "tragic mistakes"? IronLionZion Feb 2022 #7

No zipplewrath Feb 2022 #22

Cops are generally trained on what they call the ATM (Ask, Tell, Make) System. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #26

De-escelation zipplewrath Feb 2022 #31

Not entirely accurate. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #33

And that's the problem zipplewrath Feb 2022 #47

It might change for misdemeanor warrants, I suppose. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #48

Time served plus 16 months? That's what Black lives taken by white cops are going for now? brush Feb 2022 #11

When its an accident, you get a lesser sentence. Intent carries more weight. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #15

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've heard all that. Time served and 16 months is not a lesser... brush Feb 2022 #23

More cop privilege than white. But ok. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #30

It's a white cop killing a Black man. Wash, rinse, repeat. Call it cop privilege if you want... brush Feb 2022 #38

Black cops kill at about the same rate as white ones. And get away with it. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #40

With all due respect OldBaldy1701E Feb 2022 #44

In this case musclecar6 Feb 2022 #12

Say someone just above the legal drinking limit gets into a single car accident and kills AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #32

Unbelievable marieo1 Feb 2022 #17

The Wright family must be devastated. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2022 #19

I just can't Lotusflower70 Feb 2022 #21

A lot of considerations are taken into account during sentencing. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #24

I have no sympathy for her...the judge didn't give a damn about the victim and is just oozing Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #50

For those that do not find this fair, and those that do, watch the judges verdict: mysteryowl Feb 2022 #25

America's justice system in not colorblind - conviction & sentencing is along racial lines iluvtennis Feb 2022 #28

Truth. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #34

If you think those two cases are the same, you're sadly mistaken. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #41

Quelle surprise. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #29

Do Black Lives really Matter? walkingman Feb 2022 #35

Watching that teary eyed judge ask for compassion for the murderer was unbelievable. SharonClark Feb 2022 #37

Watched the trial and the judge was excellent and unbiased throughout. Guess iluvtennis Feb 2022 #39

I think the judge should be impeached. It was a horrible decision. She acted liked this murderous Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #46

+++ agree. n/t iluvtennis Feb 2022 #49

I am appalled. The feds should charge her...she has it coming. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #51