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lapfog_1

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26. "police put their lives on the line every day"

Fri Feb 18, 2022, 01:26 PM

Feb 2022

direct quote from the judge...

only in this case, Dante did NOT have a gun, did not threaten anyone, and was pulled over for a minor traffic violation because THIS COP was showing off (aka training) a junior officer. She shot him by pulling her service revolver (kept on a different side than the taser).
The taser weighs much different than the gun. The taser is brightly colored on the barrel (unlike the gun) and the trigger has a different feel than a gun trigger.

She was the training officer.

I think she knew full well that she was using her gun.

She didn't like Dante's lack of "respect" or his attitude about being pulled over for having an air freshener attached to his rear view mirror.

She saw him as an "uppity" n***gr and wasn't going to stand for it...

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Kim Potter sentenced to two years to serve 16 months. [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 OP

and time served applies Beachnutt Feb 2022 #1

Right you are.👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #2

Daunte Wright was only 20 years old Beachnutt Feb 2022 #3

I'll likely get shit for this, but the judge is a disgrace! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #4

you shouldn't... this sentence was wrong on many levels lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #9

I got grief from some here during the trial for saying her boo-hooing was bullshit. I'm paraphrasing Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #13

But doesn't the truth matter? Should what people WANT to believe Hortensis Feb 2022 #45

She said it was a mistake that she didn't intentionally Beachnutt Feb 2022 #10

He also had a warrant for choking a woman and threatening with a gun. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #16

Definitely didn't deserve what he got. Very sad mvd Feb 2022 #21

Just to clarify RobertMcNamara Feb 2022 #42

the judge repeated the lie lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #5

Damn straight! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #8

So if I am driving an 18 wheeler Beachnutt Feb 2022 #32

Fat chance! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #33

Yes. Probably. If you could convince the court that it was Hortensis Feb 2022 #44

Better than probation mvd Feb 2022 #6

the low guidance for manslaughter (even unintentional) lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #11

Well I really think the judge didn't have.. mvd Feb 2022 #15

Obviously the death of a 20 year old Beachnutt Feb 2022 #20

I didn't get that impression mvd Feb 2022 #24

"police put their lives on the line every day" lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #26

Warrant for chocking a woman is not exactly minor. jimfields33 Feb 2022 #35

But THAT wasn't the reason for the stop lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #41

Probably why he tried to flee however. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #43

Just about what I expected. MineralMan Feb 2022 #7

I thought I was watching it live on HLN. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #12

The sentence was rendered at a couple of minutes before 9:00 pst. Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #14

Lol, well I can stop watching. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #17

And the judge, GMAFB! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #18

I guess I'm the only one who really thinks it was an accident. Nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #19

I'm sure there are others here that agree with you. I for one won't slam you for having an opinion Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #23

I do, too. But a very reckless one mvd Feb 2022 #25

Only for white people, Mahamad Moor got murder and 20 years for his "accident" but because it uponit7771 Feb 2022 #27

I do too, mostly based on her reaction when it happened madville Feb 2022 #29

It was probably heat of the moment horrible error and.. mvd Feb 2022 #30

I think it was an accident, too. As a young, female cop back when dinosaurs Vinca Feb 2022 #31

No, I do believe it was an accident sarisataka Feb 2022 #36

I think it was a total accident too. nt Raine Feb 2022 #46

Seems pretty light, but Bettie Feb 2022 #22

only 2 months behind bars lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #28

Link- still developing story sarisataka Feb 2022 #34

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #38

This was a very tough case. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #37

Well said mvd Feb 2022 #39

Just dropping this here dsc Feb 2022 #40

Nate the Lawyer explains the reason for this sentence OnlinePoker Feb 2022 #47