could have been so many things. april 11th was the worst day of my life. a police officer who was supposed to serve and protect took so much from us, our baby boy. his heart, shattered my life and my world will never, ever be the same and i often replay that phone call in my head over and over again and i blame myself because i should have told him, i shouldn t have told him it was going to be all right. i told him he was going to be okay. and just to find out a few minutes later, he wasn t. the police officer that took the oath to serve and protect for 26 years, but not on this day. an this day, she did not protect. she failed daunte, our family and our community.
mom s at family functions and play fight with me and my little sister. i miss him and i will trade anyone in this room to get him back. everyone sees this as another black man killed by the police but not us. this one hit hom. this time, it was one of us. every day i would walk around and feels like i m not really here but an empty body taking up space. you took my other half. i remember when daunte was alive and the george floyd killing was discussed a lot. me and my mom and daunte were having a talk saying maybe we have enough white to not be a threat to the police. we were wrong. we repeatedly see one hint of black in our skin makes us a targ. this is sickening. i miss you, daunte. i miss your smile, your laugh, the way you twirled your hair when you were nervous and thinking about something. i miss when you used to come upstairs to talk and run back
potter s union representative. katie bryant said instead of worrying about herself and i m paraphrasing here, should have been more concerned about her son, daunte, saying she should have checked on her son to see if he was okay. she should have said to her partner go help him, go save him. and katie bryant s other daughter also taking the stand, well, the podium there, talking about the brother that she lost who was younger in years compared to the amount of time potter spent on the force. bianna? stephanie rollins blake, i want to bring you in because clearly, that was compelling, emotional and just heartbreaking testimony that we heard from loved ones, no family should have to relay that on national television and go through what they did but from a legal standpoint, that s what you re really looking to see what the judge decides here. what stood out to you from what you heard from the family? because it seems that the issue
recklessness, daunte was my go-to guy, my helper around the house. people say he was funny like me, looked like me, cool like me. i would watch daunte as he slept for many years thinking, wondering how his future would be and what he would become and i would kiss and hug him and he would not like me to do that, obviously, but i would do it anyway and i would obviously tell him that no matter what, i got you. from the day he was born to april 11, i had him. i was always there for my son. da daunte s life was cut short by kim potter who claims she thought she had a taser. she pointed a gun into my son s
impact stautements an afterward, be able to talk, hear each other s voices, hug, kiss, say i love you, like the husband did on sentencing verdict day. eventually her sentence will be fulfilled and have her whole family to be with her at dinners and holidays, again, another thing that s been stolen from me. please keep in mind the impact this caused her family and herself is just a small passing, just a small storm that s going to pass compared to our life sentence without daunte. daunte demetrius wright, i ll continue to fight until driving while black is no longer a death sentence. i m proud to be your mom and i love you, daunte. thank you, your honor. thank you, mrs. wright. and mr. aubrey wright, please