A protest is planned for Tuesday evening after Brooklyn Center’s City Council narrowly voted down a proposal to change the way police do traffic stops and searches. Under the policy, officers would not have been allowed to pull over drivers for minor infractions such as a broken taillight or objects hanging from a rearview mirror.
People were expected to gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday evening to protest the Brooklyn Center City Council’s refusal to limit police traffic stops.
Outside the Hennepin County Courthouse, local activist Artise Mayfield called the verdict a big step forward but added it doesn’t simply erase the longstanding problems the Black community has dealt with.
“Actions definitely needed to be taken after this. It’s not even changed that he’s on trial, police are still killing people.”
She also points to the death of Daunte Wright in nearby Brooklyn Center this month at the hands of police, even after all the awareness raised with Floyd’s death.
Outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday night, there was a party-like atmosphere with people dancing in the street outside the police station, waving flags and chanting. That space had been the site of days and days of protests – at some times violent protests – following the shooting death of Wright by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter.
Kim Potter makes first court appearance in shooting of Daunte Wright
The former Brooklyn Center police officer is charged with second-degree manslaughter for shooting the 20-year-old motorist during a traffic stop. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 3:31 PM CDT April 15, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter made her first court appearance Thursday afternoon, charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of motorist Daunte Wright on April 11.
Appearing via Zoom from the office of her attorney Earl Gray, the 48-year-old Potter said few words, acknowledging the judge s questions with the occasional yes and only appearing on camera for fleeting seconds.
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