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>> daunte wrights family and his mother outraged. >> this isnt okay. this is the problem with our justice system today. white women tears trumps -- trumps justice. >> and what about that viral video? two teens, one black, one white, fighting in a new jersey mall. but two police officers breaking it up, pinning the black teen to the floor and handcuffing him while directing the white teen to sit on a couch. again, sparking outrage. and then theres the federal hate crime trial of three white men, ...

Pouring my heart out in my victim impact statement and it took so long and i re-writ it over and over again, and then it came down to sentencing kim potter, she broke out in tears. >> reporter: the defense came into the hearing asking the judge to give them probation, and we heard from kim potter in court there and she apologized to the family of daunte wright and apologized to the greater minneapolis community for what has ultimately transpired after she shot and killed daunte wright. kim potte...

Referred to her as officer potter, as if to infer that somehow she still was in good standing with the police department and therefore deserved leniency. we heard them dirty up the victim and refer to him in ways that disparaged and besmirched his character. lets not forget how this all began. because daunte wright had a car with a air freshener and when he attempted to flee, if that was a problem, there was no exigent circumstance, no need for her to use a taser and then to try to get us to bel...

This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. >> cnns josh campbell is following developments for us. and joey jackson is here with us as well. josh, it was an emotional day in the courtroom. >> it was indeed. emotional. we saw tears being shed by the family of daunte wright, as well as by this former officer kim potter. even the judge tearing up as she handed down this two-year sentence. of course, our viewers remember this all stemmed back from the incident last april during a traffic stop as offic...

Shot daunte wright during a traffic stop last april. she was handed a shockingly lenient prison sentence and will be released early in april of 2023 which marks the two-year anniversary of wrights death. the judge said potter deserved a lighter sentence because she was quote extremely remorseful. the sentencing hearing of what wrights family spoke was absolutely gut wrenching. >> she referred to daunte over and over again as the driver, as if killing him wasnt enough to dehumanize him. she never...

Release. >> reporter: prosecutors initially asked she serve more than seven years in prison. wrights family requested the maximum penalty. >> i walked out of this courthouse feeling like people are laughing at us, because this lady got a slap on the wrist. we still every night sitting around crying, waiting for my son to come home. >> my son died april 11th today the just cement murdered him all over again. this isnt okay. this is the problem with our justice system today. white women tears trum...

On the one hand, a young man was killed and on the other, a respected 26 year veteran police officer made a tragic error by pulling her handgun instead of her taser. thank you to everyone who spoke. i have been profoundly moved by the comments of the wright family. daunte was very loved. his son has lost a father. and mr. and mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. im so sorry for your loss. kimberly potter honorably served her community for 26 years as a

This is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner and killing an unarmed woman who approached his squad. this is a cop who made a tragic mistake. she drew her firearm thinking it was a taser and ended up killing a young man. ms. potter, will you please rise. given all these considerations and having carefully considered the comments of the family of both daunte wright and the comments of kimberly potter, as

As probation. you ask what is the likely sentence here? the prosecution is asking for the presumptive sentence here in the state of minnesota, which would put that number at just about seven years in prison for that first degree manslaughter of daunte wright but they said they understand this is a unique case. kim potter is in a unique situation. they understand that a sentence as light as probation. they essentially said theres a way they could make that happen and a way to degree to that if th...

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