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Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter’s sentence

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Daunte Wright, 20, was killed after police pulled him over on April 11. Officer Kim Potter said she confused her handgun for her Taser. Judge gave Potter two years, well below the presumptive sentence of just over seven years. Wright's family decried the sentence as giving more consideration to the white defendant than the Black victim.

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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.

3 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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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.

3 years ago·Portland, United States

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Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

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Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

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

3 years ago·Philadelphia, United States

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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 …

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