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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Former Officer Kim Porter With 2nd Degree Murder (Wright)
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As the trial of Derek Chauvin was winding down, the cycle of grief and outrage began once more after Daunte Wright was shot and killed in Brooklyn Center by former Minnesota police officer Kim Porter last month. A judge ruled on Monday that Porter will stand trial after finding there was probable cause to charge the officer with second-degree murder.
According to Insider, Potter resigned from her job shortly before being charged with the shooting. She was arrested last month, but posted $100,000 bail and appeared in court virtually from her attorneys office. Hennepin County District Court Judge Regina Chu gave her condolences to Wrights family before the hearing began.
Wright, who was 20, was stopped by Porter and a fellow officer on April 11 over a traffic violation. After it was found he had a warrant out for his arrest, the officers attempted to arrest Wright. Body camera footage showed that he broke free of their restraint and attempted to re-enter his car when Porter pulled out her gun. She repeatedly yelled Taser! before firing her gun at Wright, killing him.
Police officials initially said that Porter believed she was firing her taser when she shot him. Apparently, 26 years of police experience doesnt translate to knowing the difference between a taser and a gun. The initial handling of the shooting led to Porter and former Brooklyn Center Police chief Tim Gannon resigning, with the City Council voting to give the Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot command authority of the police force last month.
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Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Former Officer Kim Porter With 2nd Degree Murder (Wright) (Original Post)
Nevilledog
May 2021
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,719 posts)1. The judge ruled correctly, IMHO.
Can't tell the difference between a taser and a gun?
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)2. +1, and she was a training officer ?!
NotANeocon
(423 posts)3. Muscle memory will be the most frequent phrase -
and anybody who has ever preformed repetitive work will understand that.
Faux pas
(14,693 posts)4. Kickin' with gusto!