Police kill Daunte Wright in Mpls.: "...meant to draw taser...accidental..."

[live love laugh]

This is the excuse of the police chief.

[Walleye]

1. I hope that excuse doesn't catch on and gain legitimacy

I fear we will hear that again next time a black man gets shot in the back by a cop

[live love laugh]

3. How plausible is it that someone accidentally pulls a trigger that shouldn't exist? No excuse.

[Walleye]

4. Agree. Sounds like total BS to me. I think she wanted to shoot him.

She said “shit, I shot him.”And that didn’t even sound authentic.

[regnaD kciN]

2. Hey, accidents happen...

...particularly when it comes to Black men committing the serious crime of having an air-freshener hanging from their rear-view mirror.

[sop]

6. So, it's come to this: cops are too stupid to know the difference between a taser and a pistol.

[PortTack]

9. Maybe it's time for them to have just tasers..seriously why not

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

11. Because they are basically useless outside of 20-35 feet at the max

And they aren't all that reliable. In order to be effective the electric barbs need to be near or touching skin and the barbs need to be around a foot apart when they hit. It seems 7-10 feet the ideal distance. If a barb misses, the electrical circuit isn't complete and the taser does nothing. Too close, and too few muscles are disrupted by the current and it may not be effective. Thick clothing may cause the barbs to be too far away from the skin. The wires only extend out about 20 feet. Some models may go as far as 35.

[Faux pas]

7. Kickin' with disgust!

And

[live love laugh]

8. NBC legal analyst says officer had "lack of training". Bullshit.

A gun and a taser feel very different. The officer was standing back pulling the trigger on the “taser”. You would think the officer would be close enough to actually use a taser if that was her intention. Plus another officer was in front of her so it makes little sense.

[sop]

10. The Washington Post is reporting Officer Kim Potter had been with the department for 26 years.

[Baked Potato]

12. This is stinky.