A charge of "Reckless Assault" (a misdemeanor offense in most states) might be appropriate...

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Topic - Kim Potter charged with manslaughter - Jay Buridan 09:54:47 04/14/21 (122)

Taser Model - Inmate51 11:06:52 04/16/21 (2)

According to the charging document, it was yellow - Jay Buridan 13:42:47 04/16/21 (1)

RE: According to the charging document, it was yellow - Inmate51 07:37:01 04/17/21 (0)

Kim Potter's charging document cites 'culpable negligence' - Jay Buridan 07:59:01 04/16/21 (1)

RE: Kim Potter's charging document cites 'culpable negligence' - pictureguy 16:53:15 04/19/21 (0)

In every way - E-Stat 16:33:01 04/15/21 (2)

RE: "the challenge of textural feedback between the (two) devices"" - peppy m. 09:01:59 04/17/21 (0)

RE: In every way - rivervalley817 18:28:19 04/15/21 (0)

When Pat Robertson is bad mouthing cops you know it's bad. - Sondek 12:00:38 04/15/21 (1)

RE: When Pat Robertson is bad mouthing cops you know it's bad. - rivervalley817 13:01:16 04/15/21 (0)

I'll defer to Billie Holliday on this -nt - jedrider 10:54:31 04/15/21 (0)

It is high anxiety - G Squared 08:54:34 04/15/21 (5)

RE: It is high anxiety - rivervalley817 11:03:24 04/15/21 (0)

Agree 1000% - Jay Buridan 09:42:49 04/15/21 (3)

May not be police brutality but it sure seems to be manslaughter... - musetap 11:50:02 04/15/21 (1)

+ 1K *NT* - rivervalley817 12:53:31 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Agree 1000% - G Squared 10:18:16 04/15/21 (0)

As seems appropriate at the very least... tragic indeed... meantime Bernie Madoff... - musetap 11:50:06 04/14/21 (58)

Not so sure I agree... - dark_dave56 19:34:50 04/14/21 (57)

I believe she was a good officer with years on the force - Jay Buridan 07:23:11 04/16/21 (0)

Somehow I'm not at all surprised at your POV... - musetap 12:11:05 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Not so sure I agree... - srdavis2000 05:08:46 04/15/21 (31)

RE: Another answer - tweaker456 23:16:01 04/15/21 (0)

So you have an unsuitable, decades long cop freaking out and a SUSPECT... - musetap 12:04:09 04/15/21 (0)

100% agree... - dark_dave56 11:44:17 04/15/21 (10)

WTF does "truly innocent" have to do with anything? - JDK 16:04:29 04/15/21 (1)

+1... N/T - musetap 16:08:49 04/15/21 (0)

RE: 100% agree... - rivervalley817 12:51:05 04/15/21 (5)

Breonna Taylor?--the "train-wreck"... - dark_dave56 06:02:37 04/17/21 (1)

RE: Breonna Taylor?--the "train-wreck"... - rivervalley817 12:35:29 04/17/21 (0)

RE: 100% agree... - tweaker456 15:48:59 04/15/21 (1)

RE: 100% agree... - rivervalley817 18:06:18 04/15/21 (0)

German police has shot and killed 503 people... - b.l.zeebub 15:11:34 04/15/21 (0)

How about Caron Nazario? - Dave_K 12:05:48 04/15/21 (1)

RE: How about Caron Nazario? - Tre' 12:17:35 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Not so sure I agree... - tweaker456 08:04:47 04/15/21 (0)

Resisting arrest shouldn't be a death sentence - Dave_K 07:00:13 04/15/21 (10)

A prudent rule of thumb would be don't resist arrest - Jay Buridan 10:43:50 04/15/21 (9)

Resisting arrest is not justification for killing - Dave_K 12:01:47 04/15/21 (8)

Agreed. I found the following rule... - Jay Buridan 06:08:42 04/16/21 (4)

"Oops, my bad" is not an acceptable excuse - Dave_K 08:36:34 04/16/21 (1)

Agreed, it's no excuse - Jay Buridan 13:51:03 04/16/21 (0)

RE: Agreed. I found the following rule... - mg16 06:34:49 04/16/21 (1)

Wasn't she executing an arrest warrant? - Jay Buridan 07:09:34 04/16/21 (0)

RE: Resisting arrest is not justification for killing - rivervalley817 13:07:12 04/15/21 (0)

Or they may have dementia - Sondek 12:05:19 04/15/21 (1)

Agreed, but Mr. Wright didn't have dementia - Jay Buridan 07:11:36 04/16/21 (0)

Question: - b.l.zeebub 06:47:13 04/15/21 (5)

You bet your life!... - musetap 12:08:41 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Question: - Mike_in_MD 08:39:38 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Looks like it is normal - tweaker456 08:39:22 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Question: - tweaker456 08:06:55 04/15/21 (0)

Yes (nt) - Dave_K 07:01:01 04/15/21 (0)

Typical victim blaming again - Dave_K 04:17:15 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Not so sure I agree... - rivervalley817 20:44:10 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Not so sure I agree... - RGA 20:11:58 04/14/21 (16)

Dylann Roof was taken to Burger King after he killed 9 people in a church. ny - dancingseamonkey 05:52:36 04/15/21 (0)

What's not so funny.. - Rod M 20:17:56 04/14/21 (14)

That's actually more poorly thought out than phrased... - musetap 12:42:27 04/15/21 (1)

+1 - Jay Buridan 07:27:28 04/16/21 (0)

Nonsense. Sad nonsense, Rod. - Jay Buridan 10:27:25 04/15/21 (0)

You mean Ashli Babbitt the violent insurrectionist? nt - dancingseamonkey 05:54:54 04/15/21 (0)

She was participating in an armed insurrection at the Capitol in which officers were being - tinear 05:44:48 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Crime of trespassing, you've got to be kidding - tweaker456 20:40:31 04/14/21 (8)

RE: Crime of trespassing, you've got to be kidding - Rod M 20:49:00 04/14/21 (7)

RE: Crime of trespassing, you've got to be kidding - tweaker456 20:59:48 04/14/21 (6)

RE: Crime of trespassing, you've got to be kidding - RGA 17:10:58 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Crime of trespassing, you've got to be kidding - rivervalley817 21:22:38 04/14/21 (4)

US Rep Mullin R -OK was on the other side of door. Was a very tough call. - jdaniel@jps.net 21:41:31 04/14/21 (1)

RE: US Rep Mullin R -OK was on the other side of door. Was a very tough call. - rivervalley817 21:57:03 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Potential charges - tweaker456 21:30:41 04/14/21 (1)

RE: Potential charges - rivervalley817 21:49:14 04/14/21 (0)

outstanding warrants... - Jim Pearce 20:08:46 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Not so sure I agree... - tweaker456 19:50:00 04/14/21 (0)

Floyd family benefited the most from the incident... - kuma 19:44:24 04/14/21 (1)

RE: Floyd family benefited the most from the incident... - rivervalley817 20:49:39 04/14/21 (0)

Over 25 years experience. At the time of incident, she was actually training a - tinear 11:12:59 04/14/21 (45)

Give her a break, no one is fully in control at all times... - peppy m. 09:10:02 04/15/21 (9)

it's called negligent discharge in the military - beach cruiser 11:41:09 04/16/21 (0)

That dark, moody morning shouldn't be cause for someones death by an armed officer. PERIOD... - musetap 12:47:45 04/15/21 (2)

RE: That dark, moody morning shouldn't be cause for someones death by an armed officer. PERIOD... - rivervalley817 18:22:13 04/15/21 (0)

RE: shouldn't be - peppy m. 16:16:16 04/15/21 (0)

And what break would you give her? - Goober58 11:28:59 04/15/21 (2)

A charge of "Reckless Assault" (a misdemeanor offense in most states) might be appropriate... - peppy m. 04/15/2116:10:11 04/15/21 (0)

She has 25 years in and probably a better pension than most of us here... - musetap 12:49:35 04/15/21 (0)

RE: Give her a break, no one is fully in control at all times... - Inmate51 09:43:40 04/15/21 (1)

Agreed, I see a witch hunt - Jay Buridan 23:49:11 04/15/21 (0)

Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - Jay Buridan 11:45:02 04/14/21 (34)

How can you feel sorry for somebody who killed another person? - Dave_K 04:12:02 04/15/21 (22)

No justification? - Craiger56 08:28:51 04/15/21 (21)

No justification for killing - Dave_K 11:45:11 04/15/21 (7)

"Killing" implies intent - Craiger56 13:47:40 04/15/21 (6)

609.205 MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE - Jay Buridan 03:09:20 04/19/21 (0)

RE: "Killing" does NOT imply intent - b.l.zeebub 23:41:54 04/15/21 (0)

IF "Killing" implies intent there would be a LOT less of it and this thread... - musetap 16:04:32 04/15/21 (0)

RE: "Killing" implies intent - rivervalley817 14:25:23 04/15/21 (0)

Maybe you should consult a dictionary - Dave_K 14:04:20 04/15/21 (1)

RE: Maybe you should consult a dictionary - rivervalley817 14:39:29 04/15/21 (0)

But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - Goober58 08:47:32 04/15/21 (12)

RE: But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - RGA 17:51:38 04/15/21 (4)

RE: But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - rivervalley817 18:37:54 04/15/21 (3)

RE: But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - RGA 03:00:06 04/16/21 (2)

RE: But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - Goober58 00:00:54 04/17/21 (0)

RE: But that doesn't get her a hug and a free pass - rivervalley817 09:47:48 04/16/21 (0)

So each tragic event requires a sacrifice to the gods? - Jay Buridan 09:36:26 04/15/21 (6)

RE: So each tragic event requires a sacrifice to the gods? - rivervalley817 12:58:32 04/15/21 (0)

So we're not going to punish people for carelessly killing others? - Dave_K 11:49:52 04/15/21 (1)

Of course we are - Jay Buridan 01:20:42 04/20/21 (0)

The tragic event is the sacrifice to the Gods - Goober58 11:13:54 04/15/21 (0)

RE: So each tragic event requires a sacrifice to the gods? - kyle 10:20:12 04/15/21 (1)

One needs a good defense attorney - Jay Buridan 10:35:10 04/15/21 (0)

it's a little like the Amber Guyger case... - Jim Pearce 20:26:10 04/14/21 (0)

Feeling sorry for her is one thing. - Goober58 17:23:26 04/14/21 (0)

That's why there are many safeguards, i.e. repeated training, - tinear 13:02:33 04/14/21 (1)

RE: That's why there are many safeguards, i.e. repeated training, - tweaker456 10:38:03 04/16/21 (0)

RE: Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - pictureguy 12:40:21 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - kyle 12:03:01 04/14/21 (5)

RE: Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - RGA 17:25:57 04/14/21 (2)

Not on LI, NY - Mr Steed 20:14:15 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - tweaker456 18:17:15 04/14/21 (0)

RE: Police studies show that accidents are related to stress - Sondek 12:26:45 04/14/21 (1)

Two good posts in a row here... - musetap 12:49:55 04/14/21 (0)

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A charge of "Reckless Assault" (a misdemeanor offense in most states) might be appropriate... - peppy m. 04/15/2116:10:11 04/15/21 (0)

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