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Ex-police officer Kim Potter sentenced to two years for fatally shooting Daunte Wright
The former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer said she was reaching for her Taser during an April 11 stop last year but instead pulled a service weapon.David K. LiA Minnesota judge on Friday sentenced former police officer Kim Potter to two years in prison, far less than what was sought by prosecutors in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu handed down the punishment for the former Brooklyn Center police officer after emotional courtroom statements from the victim's loved ones and the defendant herself.
Chu ordered Potter to spend ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/da ... -rcna16478In other words a basically meaningless slap on the wrist Grand jury indicts 9 Texas police officers on excessive force charges related to 2020 BLM protests
At least nine Austin police officers accused of excessive force during 2020 protests are indictedREESE OXNER - JOSHUA FECHTERNearly two years after demonstrators and police clashed in Austin during nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, a Travis County grand jury on Thursday indicted at least nine officers accused of excessive force and Austin officials agreed to a $10 million settlement with two men shot by police with beanbag rounds.
"We believe many protesters injured by law enforcement officers during the protest were innocent bystanders. We also believe that the overwhelming majority of victims in the incidents that were investigated suffered significant injuries," Travis County District Attorney José Garza said during a Thursday press conference announcing the indictments. "Some will never fully recover."
More officers could be indicted, but the Travis County District Attorney's office has not announced the final tally. Last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported that the grand jury was considering charges for up to 18 officers.
The names of the officers being indicted are not yet known. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said ...
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