Not just shot....killed. So if you commit crimes in your past it is OK to kill you later on? Oh please! She made a mistake....but a deadly one. It is her job to know the difference between a taser and a gun! And, yes, sometimes doctors go to jail if they are grossly negligent like this woman was here.

corret
 

You are totally correct!!!!!!!

No it is exactly like that if but for the air freshener and being black he would not of been pulled over. Not questioning if he should of been arrested for the warrant he should of been but not shot even by accident.

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.

You're not supposed to be making "political" statements. I myself have been penalized for saying less.

I would not say she should not have been a cop, but she should not have been in a role that required a firearm. The problem in our society is that we have too many guns (more guns by 25 percent than people) and this has made the role of police officer much more stressful and dangerous. Consequently, as gun ownership goes up, there are more of these unnecessary and tragic shootings by police.

Maybe cops should carry malpractice insurance.

That sounds sexist.

surgeons
 

surgeons lose millions in malpractice law suits and get uncertified as doctors

A sad mistake....
 

If the young man had simply complied with the traffic stop and not started the scuffle, and if the officer had pulled her taser instead of her gun this would not have been in the news and she would still have her career and her pension. As the footage shows, she was immediately horrified at what had happened. I do not believe she deserves jail time....very sad.

Poor analogy. Surgeons work to save lives at all times. Medical mistakes are covered by insurance. Horribly bad judgement gets medical practitioners banned and they do get jail time
This officer states that she grabbed her gun instead of her taser. I own neither but I’m sure I could tell the difference without looking, just by holding them. Also, I’m sure that the gun belongs in a certain place on their belt as does the taser. Officers should know the difference. Lastly, she fired, knowingly and willingly. I’m sure there are many instances where an office is accused of excessive force when they should not be. I don’t believe that this is one of those cases.

And how much would salaries increase to cover the cost of the insurance?

I have read all of the responses and agreed with maybe three points of realistic views. The remainder smack of racism. Kim Potter showed how she was incompetent to be a police officer. She was an instructor for new recruits and stated at trial that the original officers should have never stopped the car for a minor violation (they were told not to stop cars because of the possible exposure to covid). Brown and black people are stopped all the time because of racist cops and fear for their lives because of trigger happy police. That is probably why he tried to flee. If you think she should go free, then I feel Rittenhouse should be in jail for life! Someone said police are not paid enough, which is not true. Police are paid plenty and can retire at full retirement at 20 years, not to mention that they have civil immunity for their actions. There are some good police personnel but they are in the minority. Too many of the bad ones came out of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars - macho trigger happy "warriors".

“Doctors make mistakes but don’t go to jail”, unless they are charge criminally. Watch “Dr Death” or read the magazine article. Officer Potter made a grave mistake. Very different than the story I have referenced.
My husband and I were discussing this just last night. Police officers would benefit from this type malpractice system in their profession, too. If their actions rise to level of criminal than so be it. I do have sympathy for this woman but will say this was a shockingly rookie mistake for a 26 year veteran. Unless you do “life and death” everyday, it’s really difficult to have the skill set to empathize w what split second decision means. It’s different when you can converse about it than when you are in the situation.

[QUOTE=jammaiora;2042801 There are some good police personnel but they are in the minority. [/QUOTE]

Some? So in your expert opinion is it greater than 5%?