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SlyPokerDog said:
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'Holy sh*t, I shot him': Moment senior female cop killed Minneapolis black man, 20, during traffic stop as officials insist she 'accidentally drew handgun instead of Taser'
  • Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon on Monday described the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as 'an accidental discharge'
  • Wright was shot dead on Sunday afternoon after he and his girlfriend were pulled over during a traffic stop for what his mother said was air fresheners dangling from his rear-view mirror, which is illegal in Minnesota
  • Gannon revealed during a tense press conference that he believed the senior female officer who shot Wright accidentally drew her handgun instead of a taser
  • He released police body cam footage of the incident that showed three officers approaching Wright's car after he had been pulled over for the traffic stop
  • The footage showed an officer trying to handcuff Wright before he tried to get back in his car and flee
  • After a struggle broke out, the female officer could be heard shouting 'Taser!' several times in the moments before she fired her gun
  • Immediately after, the female officer can be heard saying: 'Holy sh*t. I shot him'
  • Wright, who Gannon said didn't appear to be armed, managed to drive several blocks before coming to a stop when he hit another car. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...p-meant-draw-taser-Daunte-Wright-killing.html
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She couldn't tell the difference between a taser and a gun? Different shapes, weight, feel. How could she mistake the two?
 
Chris Craig said:
She couldn't tell the difference between a taser and a gun? Different shapes, weight, feel. How could she mistake the two?
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I can see this leading to a mistrial or retrial in the Chauvin trial. Further police incompetency is going to used as a claim of jury prejudice.
 
e_blazer said:
Point taken. That said, the thing that's always bugged me about the white privilege tag is that the condition it's describing (in this case a reasonable expectation that the cop is just going to do his/her job and give you a ticket) is exactly what should be expected for all folks. Calling that white privilege, to me, makes it sound like a negative thing. The goal has to be to elevate it so that white privilege becomes all-of-us privilege.
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I absolutely agree.
 
Chris Craig said:
She couldn't tell the difference between a taser and a gun? Different shapes, weight, feel. How could she mistake the two?
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I am not going to excuse anyone for this - but in a split-second high-pressure situation - mistakes are often made as anyone that was in one can attest - people do all kinds of stupid things.

So, I am not going to say that it is obvious that the cop is trying to cover up an intentional murder - she might be trying to cover or not - I really do not know - but I do not think it is out of the realm of possibility that this was actually a mistake.

Either way it is obviously devastating and sad - and she will, rightfully pay a price for it.
 
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