Kim Potter, the former police officer who said she mistook her gun for a Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was found guilty of manslaughter
Minnesota attorney general on guilty verdict: "We have a degree of accountability for Daunte's death"Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said that the jury finding Kim Potter guilty of first and second degree manslaughter gave"a degree of accountability" forEllison continued,"Accountability is not justice. Justice is restoration. Justice would be restoring Daunte to life and making the Wright family whole again.
"When a member of your profession is held accountable, it does not diminish you. In fact, it shows. It shows the whole world that those of you who enforce the law are also willing to live by it. And that's a good thing. It restores trust, faith and hope," he continued.
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