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Jury Finds Kim Potter Guilty Of Manslaughter In Daunte Wright’s Death
CBS Minnesota ^ | December 23, 2021 | Staff

Posted on 12/23/2021 11:43:18 AM PST by Navy Patriot

The jurors have found Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, guilty on counts of both first- and second-degree manslaughter.

The jury had deliberated for approximately 28 hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Late Tuesday, they asked Judge Regina Chu what they should do if they could not arrive at a verdict. Speaking with the jurors, Chu told them they needed to continue with deliberations with open minds and a willingness to listen to each other’s viewpoints.

(Excerpt) Read more at minnesota.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3rdthread; guilty; kimpotter; manslaughter; minnesota
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To: V_TWIN

Supposedly this officer had been flying a desk for several years and had been put back into uniform due to a shortage of patrol staff. No refresher training.

Again - and I’ve said this previously - the officer is not wholly responsible for this incident. This was a department failure, this was a training failure, this was a leadership failure - but it was also an officer failure because there’s objective evidence on the video that she did not take it on herself to practice with her main weapon and probably did even less practice with the Taser.


121 posted on 12/23/2021 5:16:20 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: precisionshootist

This is metro Minneapolis. She was judged by a jury of her peers. Speaks for itself. The Gov will do nothing......


122 posted on 12/23/2021 5:16:54 PM PST by blackberry1
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To: Spktyr

The one who was being dragged by the car?


123 posted on 12/23/2021 5:18:18 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Spktyr
Still Disagree.

Still not discussing if she was a poorly trained cop, or poor at following safety protocols, or poor at practicing with police equipment, or poor at keeping in proper physical shape.

All those deficiencies can and should be addressed by Department Disciplinary Procedures, not by a criminal Court of Law.

124 posted on 12/23/2021 5:26:23 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Thing is, he wasn’t being dragged by the car until *after* she’d pulled her pistol. The car wasn’t going anywhere at the time.


125 posted on 12/23/2021 5:32:26 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

So you were there!

Well that’s different!

Why didn’t you say so?


126 posted on 12/23/2021 5:33:11 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: SaxxonWoods
Horrible career ending accident. A male cop shot a black guy and killed him the same way a couple of years ago, I never heard how that one came out. Several cops were struggling with the guy, who was on a concrete floor. Cop pulled his pistol thinking it was his taser and shot the guy point blank in the back.

The movie was based on that incident in Oakland...The officer worked for BART...Bay Area Rapid Transit agency...

127 posted on 12/23/2021 7:04:50 PM PST by L.A.Justice
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To: Engedi
I think it should of just been guilty on 2nd count of manslaughter not both. Hope she gets light sentence.

Light sentence...I agree...Less than 5 years...

I am not surprised that the jury found her guilty...I think that Ms. Potter needs to serve some jail time...Not guilty verdict would have been wrong in this case...In my opinion...

128 posted on 12/23/2021 7:15:51 PM PST by L.A.Justice
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Um, no, you can see it in the video.


129 posted on 12/23/2021 7:25:02 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: L.A.Justice

I would say 18-36 months would be appropriate, IMHO.


130 posted on 12/23/2021 7:28:02 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ruthles
I am utterly shocked that they could reach this conclusion. This one hits me hard. I did not feel this towards the Auberry verdict. I am not racist, but this poor woman deserved a verdict commensurate with her crime. Sooo distraught.

There's no way in hell I would ever be a cop in America today.

The Left hates cops? Let them enjoy the vigilante street justice that's coming right around the corner because this is exactly where we're headed.

Welcome to Central America.

131 posted on 12/23/2021 7:33:38 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: McCarthysGhost

And she was unsuited for police work.


132 posted on 12/23/2021 7:38:35 PM PST by anton
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To: Fido969
Also, there will be a BIG payday for the family of this scumbag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant#Civil_lawsuits

"Burris later increased the amount sought by Grant's family to $50 million. The civil case was partially resolved when BART settled with Grant's daughter for $1.5 million (with accrued interest), according to Burris' law firm.[181] BART paid a $1.3 million settlement to Grant's mother. The five friends of Grant settled with BART and received a total of $175,000.[182]"

I wonder how much Wright's family would get...Oscar Grant's family did not get a hugh settlement...In my opinion, $1.5 million is not a hugh amount...

133 posted on 12/23/2021 9:53:48 PM PST by L.A.Justice
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To: McCarthysGhost

Speaking with the jurors, Chu told them they needed to continue with deliberations with open minds and a willingness to listen to each other’s viewpoints.

viewpoint:
she was white and the criminal was black


134 posted on 12/24/2021 3:13:07 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: ought-six
No? Alec Baldwin will never see the inside of a jail cell for killing that woman on his movie set. He won’t even be criminally charged.

One person doing something bad does not excuse another person for doing something bad. If Alec doesn't get a prison sentence, the problem is with that court system.

135 posted on 12/24/2021 1:08:34 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

“If Alec doesn’t get a prison sentence, the problem is with that court system.”

He has to first be charged, and then indicted before the court system even comes into play. And he will not be charged, and he won’t be indicted, so he has no worry about a prison sentence.


136 posted on 12/24/2021 4:41:20 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: ought-six
The DA then. (Which I regard as part of the court system.)

Even so, the fact that one miscreant gets away with something because of a rigged system does not excuse other people getting away with something.

Bad is objectively bad.

137 posted on 12/24/2021 8:53:10 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

The DA then. (Which I regard as part of the court system.) “

Now you’re putting the cart before the horse. Your original comment was: “If Alec doesn’t get a prison sentence, the problem is with that court system.” The operative term here is “prison sentence,” which necessitates a court rendering judgment. The DA and defense counsel are “officers of the court,” but they play no part in passing sentence (and impact statements — if allowed — are only to affect the harshness or leniency of a sentence, but a sentence the convicted will get). But, the judge and jury are responsible for sentencing.

But I agree with you that just because one person skates should not mean other persons committing a similar crime should skate, but that’s a political act more than a legal one.


138 posted on 12/28/2021 7:48:33 AM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: L.A.Justice

I hope she appeals.

According to what I’ve read she would have been JUSTIFIED using her gun too, because the criminal was attempting to drive away with an officer hanging out the side of the car.

That has been viewed as attempted homicide of a police officer in the past.

So how can they convict her of the ‘crime’ of using a gun instead of her taser, when the gun would have been justified too.


139 posted on 12/28/2021 10:07:37 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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