For both you and bmw:
Does she walk or get time in the end? Is there enough there to warrant the charge?
Not looking to argue... genuinely curious as to your gut feeling...
For both you and bmw:
It's actually worse that that too.Bryce wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:28 amAND the warrant was for an incident involving an illegal firearm.craig11152 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:13 amthe guy was driving with expired tags and an outstanding warrant and somehow thought getting arrested was optional. If the guy complied with police he would be alive. And that is true for 99% of the few people killed by police.
Notice the absence of that information from most all of the news reports?
Excellent point regarding moving the subject to the rear of the automobile. Hugging the B pillar doesn't work so well once the person is out of the car.
I believe the the prosecutors office is applying section 1 in this instance. I fail to see how section one fits Officer Potter's actions. I think it will be very hard to prove culpable negligence or creating an unreasonable risk in this instance. If there was an unreasonable risk created in this situation, it was Mr. Wright's failure to comply to lawful demands and attempting to enter his vehicle.2020 Minnesota Statutes
609.205 MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both:
(1) by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another; or
(2) by shooting another with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as a result of negligently believing the other to be a deer or other animal; or
(3) by setting a spring gun, pit fall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device; or
(4) by negligently or intentionally permitting any animal, known by the person to have vicious propensities or to have caused great or substantial bodily harm in the past, to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined; or
(5) by committing or attempting to commit a violation of section 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child), and murder in the first, second, or third degree is not committed thereby.
If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be an affirmative defense to criminal liability under clause (4) that the victim provoked the animal to cause the victim's death.
Couldn't remember where I read that post, but just ran across it again.Bryce wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:08 am.....
A few questions come to mind. Most departments require a LTL to be carried on the opposite side of the firearm. This would require a cross draw for the LTL instead of a strong side draw for the firearm. For the short period of time I carried a LTL, I had it mounted on my tactical vest in the middle of my chest with my firearm on my belt. It isn't possible to tell where officer potter carried her LTL from the body cam footage. I would like to know exactly where she carried it and what the department policy is.
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