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AP Photo/John Minchillo The battle lines for the court of public opinion seem to have been quickly drawn in the matter of the shooting of motorist Daunte Wright by former Officer Kim Potter, who resigned from the force yesterday, along with the Chief of Police. The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Police Department believes that the shooting was a tragic accident resulting from Potter mistaking her Glock handgun for her Taser. Meanwhile, the Wright family has retained the same lawyer who represents the family of George Floyd. He held a press conference yesterday where he declared that the Wrights a...

How a veteran officer could mistake a Glock for a Taser Corky Siemaszko © Provided by NBC News How could a veteran Minnesota police officer mistake her pistol for a Taser and fatally shoot 20-year-old Daunte Wright? The answer to that question may have as much to do with what was going on in Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter’s mind as with which weapon she was holding in her hand, experts told NBC News on Tuesday. The Glock pistol that Potter apparently did not think she was wielding when she fired the fatal shot at Wright on Sunday as he allegedly attempted to fle...

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Highlights A summary of recommended improvements for law enforcement and the justice system from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. The members were joined by more than 150 working group members, hundreds of subject matter experts, and a group of federal program managers. Article In the last days of the Trump administration, Attorney General William Barr released the final report on the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. I’ve been in the justice system long enough to understand that the incoming admi...

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) subcommittee, secured provisions in the omnibus that stand to deliver benefits to the Natural State. “Congress has an obligation to fund the government. Passing the appropriations bills ensures we are investing in programs that support the needs of Americans. I’m proud to craft legislation that fully funds the VA MISSION Act and electronic health record modernization programs while supporting new initiatives to reduce and prevent veteran sui...