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Old 12-24-2021, 02:15 PM
 
Location: MN
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I didn’t watch most of the trial, but how could she not be guilty? She still did what she did, it was a mistake, but it still happened. Going forward, why is the taser handle black while rest is yellow…this needs to change, any color but black, needs to look nothing like a gun. I don’t think she’s going to be sentenced to much time.
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Old 12-24-2021, 03:43 PM
 
Location: Indianapolis Indiana
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Thank you Kim Potter. The world is a better place for your mistake
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lent-past.html
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Old 12-24-2021, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Paradise CA, that place on fire
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I don't care much what happens to this officer other than that she should have been choosing an entirely different profession more suitable for her abilities.

But I'd love to see a class action lawsuit against that company which was dumb enough to design / produce a taser similar to a handgun. They shouldn't be allowed to make potato peelers.
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Old 12-24-2021, 06:53 PM
 
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I don't care much what happens to this officer other than that she should have been choosing an entirely different profession more suitable for her abilities.

But I'd love to see a class action lawsuit against that company which was dumb enough to design / produce a taser similar to a handgun. They shouldn't be allowed to make potato peelers.
She had 26 years of service with an unblemished record,on this day she was a on training duty with rookie officer.
I could say more.
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Old 12-25-2021, 06:46 AM
 
Location: Twin Cities
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Few questions:
-While he was being detained, how did he manage to escape and go back into the vehicle?
-Why wasn't the engine off?
-Why weren't the car keys confiscated?
-Why was he being detained at his vehicle rather than the patrol car?
-Since we know the rap sheet, since we know he was a lowlife criminal, why was he allowed back on the streets? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lent-past.html

Just pure incompetence in Hennepin County all around.

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Old 12-25-2021, 07:13 AM
 
Location: MN
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Few questions:
-While he was being detained, how did he manage to escape and go back into the vehicle?
-Why wasn't the engine off?
-Why weren't the car keys confiscated?
-Why was he being detained at his vehicle rather than the patrol car?
-Since we know the rap sheet, since we know he was a lowlife criminal, why was he allowed back on the streets? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lent-past.html

Just pure incompetence, and not just from the MPD.
It’s all on video via cops cameras. It wasn’t Minneapolis either, why is everyone saying this was MPD?
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Old 12-25-2021, 07:47 AM
 
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I don't care much what happens to this officer other than that she should have been choosing an entirely different profession more suitable for her abilities.

But I'd love to see a class action lawsuit against that company which was dumb enough to design / produce a taser similar to a handgun. They shouldn't be allowed to make potato peelers.
She had an unblemished record for over 20 years and was a training officer, I'd say she was a pretty good cop until this one day. Long career and one mistake......


Maybe they should design the taser to look like a candy cane.......then criminals will know its safer than an actual gun?!?!?!

It needs to have a serious appearance, its a weapon.
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Old 12-25-2021, 07:48 AM
 
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Few questions:
-While he was being detained, how did he manage to escape and go back into the vehicle?
-Why wasn't the engine off?
-Why weren't the car keys confiscated?
-Why was he being detained at his vehicle rather than the patrol car?
-Since we know the rap sheet, since we know he was a lowlife criminal, why was he allowed back on the streets? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lent-past.html

Just pure incompetence, and not just from the MPD.
My guess, traffic stop was minor until they saw his warrants there was no need for the first 4 steps
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Old 12-25-2021, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Florida Suncoast
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Let's not forget about the unarmed victim that was shot and killed accidentally. He was driving with no driver's license. He was driving with no insurance. There was a warrant out for his arrest. He had a long criminal history, including threatening to shoot someone in the head. He resisted arrest. The unarmed victim was not a innocent person. It's clear he was a career criminal. He made the bad decision to do something stupid when he was stopped by the police. When you're stopped by the police, you should never do stupid things that might result in an accident happening. That was what happened. He made a stupid choice and was killed accidentally. His future victims will not become his future victims, since his criminal career is over. His supporters choose to selectively ignore his criminal history.

Potter made a serious mistake in the heat of the moment. The differences between the taser and gun are clear when you casually examine the weapons under no pressure. But in the heat of the moment, under extreme stress and extreme pressure, you don't have the same judgement that you'd have making that decision in a split second under extreme stress and pressure. That mistake will took the life of a career criminal, who made a very bad decision, and that mistake will also be costing Potter's freedom for many years in the future. Now, Potter probably seriously regrets that she didn't retire early, like many other cops.

The overall outcome of the event and conviction will result in higher crime rates in the Twin Cities area. Criminals will be emboldened as the police back off. In the future, there will be an increased number of victims of crime in the Twin Cities, as the crime rates escalate. The better police officers will retire early or leave Minnesota for a different state that believes in law and order, and respect for law enforcement.
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Old 12-25-2021, 11:08 AM
 
Location: Paradise CA, that place on fire
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She had an unblemished record for over 20 years and was a training officer, I'd say she was a pretty good cop until this one day. Long career and one mistake......


Maybe they should design the taser to look like a candy cane.......then criminals will know its safer than an actual gun?!?!?!

It needs to have a serious appearance, its a weapon.
We have handguns, rifles, and a taser for protection while walking the dog. I could be asleep or stone drunk but I would never confuse any of them with the other because their shape, grip and weight are entirely different.
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