Post by Admin on Feb 19, 2022 21:41:08 GMT
The family of Daunte Wright spoke out following former officer Kim Potter’s downward departure sentence Friday, saying “the justice system murdered him all over again.”
Potter, who shot and killed the 20-year-old Black motorist during a traffic stop, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and will serve an additional eight months in supervised release. She said she meant to use her Taser, not her gun during the fatal incident.
Before handing down the sentence, Judge Regina Chu said that this was the case of a “cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser and ended up killing a young man.” The court approved a downward departure from the typical sentence, as Chu said Potter never intended to use her firearm and the scene was chaotic.
In an emotional press conference following the sentence, the family of Wright expressed their disappointment with the judge’s decision for a lighter sentence.
“Kim Potter murdered my son and he died April 11,” Katie Wright said. “Today the justice system murdered him all over again. White women’s tears trumped justice.”
“This lady got a slap on the wrist and we still every night, sitting around crying, waiting on my son to come home,” said Arbuey Wright, Daunte Wright’s father, upset to see a judge reduced to tears after Potter cried while expressing how sorry she was for confusing her gun for a Taser and taking a life.
“This isn’t okay. This is the problem with the justice system today. White women in tears trumps, trumps justice and I thought my white women tears would be good enough because they are true and genuine,” said Katie Wright.
Potter, who shot and killed the 20-year-old Black motorist during a traffic stop, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and will serve an additional eight months in supervised release. She said she meant to use her Taser, not her gun during the fatal incident.
Before handing down the sentence, Judge Regina Chu said that this was the case of a “cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser and ended up killing a young man.” The court approved a downward departure from the typical sentence, as Chu said Potter never intended to use her firearm and the scene was chaotic.
In an emotional press conference following the sentence, the family of Wright expressed their disappointment with the judge’s decision for a lighter sentence.
“Kim Potter murdered my son and he died April 11,” Katie Wright said. “Today the justice system murdered him all over again. White women’s tears trumped justice.”
“This lady got a slap on the wrist and we still every night, sitting around crying, waiting on my son to come home,” said Arbuey Wright, Daunte Wright’s father, upset to see a judge reduced to tears after Potter cried while expressing how sorry she was for confusing her gun for a Taser and taking a life.
“This isn’t okay. This is the problem with the justice system today. White women in tears trumps, trumps justice and I thought my white women tears would be good enough because they are true and genuine,” said Katie Wright.