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A member of the jury for the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter says they believed the cop “made a mistake” when she fatally shot Daunte Wright. In an anonymous interview with with KARE-TV, the juror said that while they ultimately convicted Potter of manslaughter they do not feel as though she’s a racist. […]
Shortly after word was made public that an “outcome” had been reached by a Minneapolis jury in the trial of Kim Potter on Thursday, Hennepin County Judge Regina M. Chu announced that the white former police officer is guilty on both charges, first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter. Potter will now face up to 15 years in prison, […]
The manner in which police in Hutchinson, Minnesota responded to a 61-year-old white man who dragged an officer with his vehicle while wielding a hammer has many calling out the inherent hypocrisies of law enforcement at large, particularly in light of the police killing of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright, which also occurred in Minnesota. […]
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