A former police officer who fired shots that killed a fleeing man in Minnesota in 2021 was sentenced on Feb. 18 to two years in jail. Kim Potter, who worked for the Brooklyn Center Police Department, faced up to 8 1/2 years in prison, but Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said the lesser sentence was warranted because…
Former Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Disproportionate Justice Is a Cancer on the Body Politic
Commentary Throughout the history of modern nations, most fair-minded people have agreed that equal treatment under the law is a categorical imperative for a just society. In the traditional Anglo-American justice system, it’s regarded as cruel and unusual to impose widely different sanctions for similar offenses. For several decades after the American Civil War, ongoing…
What the Media Doesn’t Tell You About the Daunte Wright & Kim Potter Trial | Larry Elder
Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who accidentally shot and killed Daunte Wright, was found guilty for mistaking her gun for her taser when she shot him. It was a very tragic event, but a key reason she had to draw a weapon in the first place was that Daunte was trying to evade arrest…
Juror: Kim Potter Made Mistake but Was Still Responsible
MINNEAPOLIS—A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says jurors felt she made an honest mistake when she drew her firearm instead of her stun gun, but that she was still responsible for his death. The juror spoke with KARE-TV reporter Lou Raguse…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (December 23)
Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter is found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter, the FDA authorizes the emergency use of Merck’s antiviral pill, and semiconductor giant Intel apologizes to China following a backlash from Chinese consumers.
Former Minneapolis Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty on Manslaughter Charges
A jury found Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who said she mistakenly thought her gun was a Taser, guilty on two manslaughter counts on Wednesday. Potter, a former Brooklyn Center police officer, pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in connection to the death of Daunte Wright, which sparked protests and violent riots…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 22)
President Biden’s plan to fight Covid-19 doesn’t include federal lockdowns, Philadelphians give their take on the city’s impending indoor dining mandate, and jurors in the trial of Kim Potter ask the judge what happens if they can’t reach a consensus.
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 22)
President Joe Biden’s plan to fight COVID-19 doesn’t include federal lockdowns, Philadelphians give their take on the city’s impending indoor dining mandate, and jurors in the trial of Kim Potter ask the judge what happens if they can’t reach a consensus.
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 20)
Texas is starting construction on its own border wall amid record numbers of border encounters in November, the missing Chinese tennis player reemerges in a video interview, and jurors will soon decide if former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter is guilty of manslaughter.
Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Kim Potter Who Killed Daunte Wright
A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright in April went on trial on Wednesday. Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center Police officer was identified in April as responsible for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Wright, whose death…
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