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Potter or officer potter was in the line of duty and doing her job in attempting to lawfully arrest daunte wright on the warrant when she mistook her gun for her whats more, she drew her taser legitimately to protect a fellow officer on the other side of the vehicle who could have been dragged and seriously injured if the car were to speed away. officer potters conduct clearly was not significantly more serious than that typically involved in the commission of the crime in question justifying an...

Black people are seeing is anything but equal justice. >> we look at many cases youve been involved in over these past few years from wrights killing to this mall fight, a very clear as you correctly point out a disturbing picture of policing in america emerges. do you see -- do you see any real progress being made? >> well, obviously, we had the convictions of derek chauvin for killing george floyd and the lynch mob for lynching ahmaud arbery for jogging while black. but theres so much work we ...

For fatally shooting daunte wright in a suburb of minneapolis last april. barbara plett usher reports. this is one of the saddest cases... the case was about the killing of a young man, and about a police officer of 26 years who made a fatal error. i am so sorry that i brought the death of your son. kim potter turned to the family as she begged for forgiveness. daunte wright was a 20—year—old man of mixed race. last april, police pulled him over in his car. he tried to flee, and potter reach...

Take the sentencing today of ex-minneapolis police officer kim potter shedding tears while apologizing to wrights family but sentenced to only two years in prison, significantly less than the seven years prosecutors requested. the judge appearing to sympathize with potter. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines. >> daunte wrights family and his mother outraged. >> this isnt...

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>> judge regina chu. >> officer potter make a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> wrights family saying the judges concern was misplaced. >> this lady got a slap on the wrist, and we still every night sitting around crying, waiting on my son to come home. >> that was nbcs ron allen reporting and our next hour, ill be speaking to civil rights attorney charles coleman about the fallout, and ask him about police breaking up a fight at a new jersey mall by handcuffin...

Potentially killing a law enforcement officer, in assumedself defense. i cannot imagine judicial eye motion would flow so freely in that case. i think we can both imagine that a maximum sentence would. your response, counselor? >> well, reverend, first of all, thank you for giving a history lesson at amirs funeral. we know the no-knock warrants are disproportionately instituted against black people. what happens -- daunte wright -- it is just so disappointing reverend sharpton, when you think ab...

We take care of the science. all you have to do is sleep. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% interest for 36 months and free premium delivery when you add a base. ends monday. former police officer kimberly potter was sentenced to two years. the sentence was considerably lower than expected. >> i will continue to fight in your name until driving while black is no longer a death sentence. >> reporter: tears and emotion filled a courtroom as kim potter ...

Saying that to really a near stranger, a woman he had been assigned to drive to the airport. that is how deep the racism runs. then the testimony of a coast guard colleague, a white woman, who says he called a racist slur in 2011 for dating a black man. the witness saying, quote, he called me an n word lover the prosecutor asking can you tell us what n word you are referring to the witness replied quoting the actual slur. we have a lot more to come on this tonight. yes, it is tough to go through...

Russian army albeit with this economic support, weapons coming from nato, but not nato troops. >> and if that part of the nato charter is the fact you put an attack on one, you put an attack on all. ben rhodes, great chatting with you. i wish i had more time, but i dont. thank you so much. meantime, leniency sparking outrage. fallout from the minnesota police officer who shot and killed daunte wright. he minnesoa police officer who shot and killed daunte wright