Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter’s sentence

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright after she said she confused her handgun for her Taser.

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Daunte Wright’s family, activists see injustice in sentence

They say Kim Potter's two-year term gave more consideration to the white defendant than the Black victim.

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright after she said she confused her handgun for her Taser.

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter’s sentence

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright after she said she confused her handgun for her Taser. But Wright’s family members and many activists say the killing of the 20-year-old Black motorist has always been about race, from the moment officers decided to pull him over, to the moment a judge …