Neither did I based on my rather lengthy post. IMO it certainly wasn't based on how the facts in this case were properly applied to the law. If they were, not guilty.I don't know what that jury saw. I didn't see it.
Neither did I based on my rather lengthy post. IMO it certainly wasn't based on how the facts in this case were properly applied to the law. If they were, not guilty.I don't know what that jury saw. I didn't see it.
Blue uniform.I don't know what that jury saw. I didn't see it.
I know one thing for sure if I was on the Minneapolis PD I would be turning my badge in. Why take the risk of being convicted like Potter was? Minneapolis has been proven to be hostile toward LE.
To be fair, that was a pretty big “oopsie.”I know one thing for sure if I was on the Minneapolis PD I would be turning my badge in. Why take the risk of being convicted like Potter was? Minneapolis has been proven to be hostile toward LE.
Which is why people should think seriously about the person they put in the prosecutor’s office.When the officer here shot a man in the back and claimed he meant to use his taser there weren't even any criminal charges filed at all. However the guy that was shot was not killed.
There is a lot of power in the hands of the person that decides to charge or not charge.
Accidents DO happen. However, some mistakes you don't come back from. State required training is woefully inadequate to maintain skills while under stress. I'm actually surprised these types of incidents don't happen more often. The more officers that take their own ongoing education seriously, the less likely these incidents happen. The more they train on their own time and dime, the more likely they will be able to maintain high-brain function under stress. Sadly, the vast majority of LE across the country rely ONLY on their State yearly requirements which is an accident waiting to happen.Not much else a cop can do really, they run those risks every day. I would be looking at moving to another town, or finding non LE employment.
Not sure about a minimum. Could just be probation but there's pretty much no chance of that happening based on public outcry if she did. She'll do time that's for sure. I think the recommended max is around 15 years for just the first count, not sure about the lesser second count. I believe I heard that the two sentences will run concurrently..What is the minimum sentence she can receive?.
He tends to follow the law over politics.It is rare that I read anything from The Hill, let alone cite something from it. This opinion by Alan Dershowitz shows how far hard left the progs have went... far to the left of even Professor Dershowitz.
He all but labels her a political prisoner.
The Hill | The dangerous trend behind Officer Kim Potter's conviction
Yes, he's one of the last lefty-liberal, but not progressive power-mongering, ACLU-types. Well, from back when ACLU actually cared about civil liberties and I actually entertained their arguments.He tends to follow the law over politics.
So you're saying California/San Francisco was ahead of the times again?I’ll disagree with Dershowitz that accidents can’t be crimes. And that this particular accident can’t be a crime. In 2009 a BART officer made the same mistake. He tried to deploy a Taser and shot the guy to death instead. He even had the argument that he had just been issued the Taser and had very little experience with it. Still was charged, convicted, sentenced to prison, and had an appeal later denied. Maybe the charges in Potter’s case didn’t fit the crime, but there is precedence for this situation that came long before the current political climate.
An even earlier precedent, also from Minnesota. In 2002 Officer Gregory Siem thought he was using a taser but mistakenly shot suspect Christofar Atak with his handgun instead. He was not charged with anything.I’ll disagree with Dershowitz that accidents can’t be crimes. And that this particular accident can’t be a crime. In 2009 a BART officer made the same mistake. He tried to deploy a Taser and shot the guy to death instead. He even had the argument that he had just been issued the Taser and had very little experience with it. Still was charged, convicted, sentenced to prison, and had an appeal later denied. Maybe the charges in Potter’s case didn’t fit the crime, but there is precedence for this situation that came long before the current political climate.