Potter was a Brooklyn Center police officer when she shot and killed Wright during an April traffic stop. She faces about seven years in prison on the most serious count, but prosecutors said they’d seek a longer term.
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Potter’s lawyers argued that she made a mistake by drawing her gun instead of her Taser. Prosecutors sought to raise doubts about Potter’s testimony that she decided to act after seeing fear on a fellow officer’s face.
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The shooting happened at a time of high tension in the area, with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin standing trial just miles away for the killing of George Floyd. Potter resigned two days later.
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Potter looked down without showing any visible reaction when the verdicts were read. She made the sign of the cross as the judge thanked the jury. She was denied bail.pic.twitter.com/6UsOO6A58a
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Justice served.
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Good, jury got it right
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GUILTY on both counts. Where are her "tears"??
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lol. i'm sure if frogs had wings they wouldn't bump their butts when they jumped.
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