[kathy1516]

She deserved zero criminal charges! I wish I was on that jury as I would NEVER agree with charges for a police officer who more likely than not saved many lives with this piece of crap gone. May people start protesting in favor of this hero cop for her heroic action. She needs to be released and I hope the attorney’s groups who free people on unjust charges takes this case ASAP!!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

As did all of the people commenting on this thread...

I was not at the scene. I didn't see all the evidence. I was not in the courtroom. I did not hear the instructions to the jury. I did not participate in the jury deliberations. Therefore, I am not qualified to have an official decision on the result of this case.
However, I have the right to an opinion. My opinion is that if perps knew they could/would be shot for attempting to flee they may not attempt it and live to see another day.

[valuemkt]

After duly pondering posting, at the advice of another poster, I join the posters who support law enforcement, and dismiss the WOKE posters who declare anything that goes towards law and order as racist. We have had enough statues torn down that celebrate our Founders and Forefathers. We do not need statues glorifying criminals. YES CRIMINALS. If you dont break the law, and you don;t resist arrest, you probably won't get killed. Black, White, Green or Purple. Who would want to be a law enforcement officer in NYC, California or Minnesota ? Or a business owner that could be a victim of Smash and Grab, $ 950 free shoplifting sprees etc ? For me, I look forward to the resurrection of the Pinkertons to protect property rights .. Until the legislatures grow a pair and go back to locking up criminals and stop vilifying police and other law enforcement, law abiding people and business owners need to enact any form of property protection. Those states and others have re-enacted the Wild Wild West, and soon the streets will have more bad guys lying on their backs dead in the street. If a carrot doesnt work, you have to use the stick ..

[Ralphy]

With my cable service, the only testimony that I could watch was her testimony. I have since read several articles about other testimony. One question that her attorney asked her surprised me as to why it was asked. Having served on several juries, I know that all questions are asked for a reason and the witnesses are coached as to how to answer the question and also how to act. The question was in regard to her, as a training officer, not correcting what a rookie does incorrectly in front of a civilian. I can understand doing this unless it created an unsafe situation. This caused me to wonder if the rookie did something wrong, that caused an unsafe condition, that she did not correct? I talked to a couple of former POs that I know who confirmed my suspicion that she could have stopped the situation if she corrected his mistakes. First, the person exited the car and left the keys in the ignition with the car running. These are two violations of standard procedure. He was standing next to the open car door which are two more violations of procedure. If she had corrected any of these items, the shooting would not have occurred. I believe that if she had not been convicted, many police shootings would be blamed on mistaking their gun for a taser. Which brings up another point. She had just finished her annual taser training the previous month. During that training, she was taught that you do not use a taser on a fleeing person or a person behind the wheel of a vehicle that has the engine running. She was also reminded that to remove a gun from her holster, she must push it forward to be able to remove it. To remove her taser, which is on the other side of her gun belt, she must press a button and push the taser toward the rear to be able to remove it. I am not inferring that this happened in this incident, but a dirty PO, who wanted to shoot a no-good crook, would well taser, taser, taser so that their fellow POs would more away so they would not be shot.

[airdote22]

There are hundreds being killed every day in this country due to an accident caused by someone else, be it on a highway, at a job site or at home. Most get very little coverage
outside their local area and as it is an accident, it is no big deal for the press.

[skyking]

Originally Posted by Mrwaynet@gmail.com

Walk in a person of color shoes. Don’t give me that. She knew what the hell she was doing. If you don’t know the difference between a teaser and a gun you shouldn’t be a police officer. How can she be a training officer.

What's a "teaser"?

[Lindsyburnsy]

Kyle Rittenhouse beat up a girl and was seen giving the white power hand signal while standing in a photo at a proud boys white supremacy function. Jury never got that information either.

The female cop didn’t know of Mr Wright’s rap sheet when he was shot. He was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his mirror.

The laws never seem in pursuit of the truth. Information is always being blocked.

Same thing going on with the Jan 6th insurrection. . Lawsuit after lawsuit trying to block the truth from being exposed to the public. Of course you won’t hear about it on conservative cable “news”.

QUOTE=manaboutown;2042440]Her convictions are totally unwarranted. I wonder how many jurors felt fearful of riots and/or were contacted by criminals who threatened them, their families and/or their property.

This should get corrected on appeal.

Wrong Charges Filed Against Kimberly Potter for Duante Wright Death

Anybody get a good look at the horrific criminal record of the vicious felon she mistakenly shot with her gun instead of her taser in the heat of the moment?

"The previously undisclosed 2017 felony petition, obtained by Fox News Digital, alleges that Wright broke into a home before the homeowner, who was in the basement, emerged upstairs and chased him out.

A 38-year-old man identified only as J.M. told police he recognized Wright as a "former acquaintance of his son" when the doorbell rang on Jan. 30, 2017.

"J.M. stated that he did not want to respond to the doorbell and ignored [Wright]," the petition states.

Then Wright walked behind the house and knocked at the back door, according to the court document. When no one answered, he allegedly took down the screen on the bathroom window and crawled inside. At that point, J.M. chased him out.

It’s unclear how the juvenile case was resolved. A spokeswoman for Ben Crump, the attorney representing Wright’s family, did not immediately respond to a request for comment."

"Wright also had armed robbery charges pending at the time of his death. And a pair of lawsuits filed after his death accuse him of shooting a teen in the head and taking part in a carjacking in which an accomplice allegedly shot a young man through the leg.

In the robbery case, Wright allegedly closed one hand around a 20-year-old woman’s throat, choking her, while shoving a gun barrel in her face and demanding cash she had hidden in her bra."

From: Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright, repeat offender killed by ex-cop, appears in yet another felony complaint | Fox News


It will become increasingly difficult to find good folks agreeable to take on careers in law enforcement if such travesties continue.[/QUOTE]

[CMKKS]

To say you "wonder" how many jurors were intimidated when there has been no hint of that happening is reprehensible.

Yes, the victim was no great loss to society. But Potter knew nothing g of this "previously undisclosed felony," and even if she did, it was irrelevant. Police officers are neither judges nor juries. It's their job to apprehend, not to sentence nor carry out that sentence. Further, the issue here was whether a veteran officer who even trained others could have confused a gun with a yellow-handled taser on her opposite hip. I don't know if I would have voted to convict, because I didn't watch all of the trial. I do know I would not want her on the police force in my town.

[KYtoTV2021]

Originally Posted by CMKKS

To say you "wonder" how many jurors were intimidated when there has been no hint of that happening is reprehensible.

Yes, the victim was no great loss to society. But Potter knew nothing g of this "previously undisclosed felony," and even if she did, it was irrelevant. Police officers are neither judges nor juries. It's their job to apprehend, not to sentence nor carry out that sentence. Further, the issue here was whether a veteran officer who even trained others could have confused a gun with a yellow-handled taser on her opposite hip. I don't know if I would have voted to convict, because I didn't watch all of the trial. I do know I would not want her on the police force in my town.

Monday morning quarterbacks are pathetic. Cops need to make ONE_SECOND decisions sometimes. How many of us have to make one-second decisions that can have life and death results? Way less than 1%.
Police and military folks run TO the risk while the rest of us run AWAY from trouble.
We need to give police and the military the benefit of the doubt!

[Pilodent]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Her convictions are totally unwarranted. I wonder how many jurors felt fearful of riots and/or were contacted by criminals who threatened them, their families and/or their property.

This should get corrected on appeal.

Wrong Charges Filed Against Kimberly Potter for Duante Wright Death

Anybody get a good look at the horrific criminal record of the vicious felon she mistakenly shot with her gun instead of her taser in the heat of the moment?

"The previously undisclosed 2017 felony petition, obtained by Fox News Digital, alleges that Wright broke into a home before the homeowner, who was in the basement, emerged upstairs and chased him out.

A 38-year-old man identified only as J.M. told police he recognized Wright as a "former acquaintance of his son" when the doorbell rang on Jan. 30, 2017.

"J.M. stated that he did not want to respond to the doorbell and ignored [Wright]," the petition states.

Then Wright walked behind the house and knocked at the back door, according to the court document. When no one answered, he allegedly took down the screen on the bathroom window and crawled inside. At that point, J.M. chased him out.

It’s unclear how the juvenile case was resolved. A spokeswoman for Ben Crump, the attorney representing Wright’s family, did not immediately respond to a request for comment."

"Wright also had armed robbery charges pending at the time of his death. And a pair of lawsuits filed after his death accuse him of shooting a teen in the head and taking part in a carjacking in which an accomplice allegedly shot a young man through the leg.

In the robbery case, Wright allegedly closed one hand around a 20-year-old woman’s throat, choking her, while shoving a gun barrel in her face and demanding cash she had hidden in her bra."

From: Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright, repeat offender killed by ex-cop, appears in yet another felony complaint | Fox News


It will become increasingly difficult to find good folks agreeable to take on careers in law enforcement if such travesties continue.

All who have an opinion about this case should read this biography of this criminal and the mayhem & torture he inflicted on others. Give Kim a raise.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

I was not at the scene. I didn't see all the evidence. I was not in the courtroom. I did not hear the instructions to the jury. I did not participate in the jury deliberations. Therefore, I am not qualified to have an official decision on the result of this case.
However, I have the right to an opinion. My opinion is that if perps knew they could/would be shot for attempting to flee they may not attempt it and live to see another day.

You DID read the comment to which my quoted reply was directed, right?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy

Kyle Rittenhouse beat up a girl and was seen giving the white power hand signal while standing in a photo at a proud boys white supremacy function. Jury never got that information either.

Incorrect...

The female cop didn’t know of Mr Wright’s rap sheet when he was shot. He was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his mirror.

You forgot the part about the expired tags...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by KYtoTV2021

Monday morning quarterbacks are pathetic. Cops need to make ONE_SECOND decisions sometimes. How many of us have to make one-second decisions that can have life and death results? Way less than 1%.
Police and military folks run TO the risk while the rest of us run AWAY from trouble.
We need to give police and the military the benefit of the doubt!

There was an anti-police journalist who was invited to take part in a "shoot/don't shoot" training exercise.

He failed miserably and it left him with a newfound appreciation of the difficult decisions cops make every day...

Activist critical of police undergoes use of force scenarios | FOX 10 News - YouTube


Shoot or don’t shoot? Reporters try new use of force training at Boynton Beach Police Department - YouTube

[Pat#79Luv]

I personally knew Officer Potter. I was a dispatcher for the Hennepin County Sheriffs Office for 23 years of my 36 year career as a dispatcher. We dispatched for the city that Officer Potter worked for. She was a fine upstanding officer. She made a fatal error that day. Police officers are humans, not robots. Just like a doctor is a human and not a machine. If the doctor accidentally kills someone, she/he is not charged for manslaughter, but simply goes on living their life. If Mr. Wright would have complied, he would be here today living his life.

Obviously this was not an easy decision for the jury, but I do believe other incidents that have been happening influenced their verdict. I believe they were afraid of what would happen to the twin cities and the country if they did not find her guilty.

This was a very sad day for Law Enforcement. No one will want the job of a police officer again. It is a hard job and if you have no backing who will choose to work in that field. We will end up being policed by the military. Won’t that be interesting for career criminals.

Like I said earlier, I was a dispatcher for 36 years. Years ago for every police officer position that was open 100’s of candidates would apply. Six years ago, when I retired, they were lucky if they could get a handful of men and women to apply for the job and to try to find a good one from a handful was not always easy. When something like this happens to one of the good ones, why would anyone choose this profession. I would bet you would steer your son/daughter, grandson/granddaughter into another profession these days. Just ponder what our country will be like down the road when no one goes into the law enforcement field. I, for one, hope I am no longer alive when it comes to that.

[CMKKS]

Oh please. Like that hasn't been what happens forever.