and what about that viral video? two teens, one black, one white, fighting in a new jersey mall. but two police officers breaking it up, pinning the black teen to the floor and handcuffing him while directing the white teen to sit on a couch. again, sparking outrage. and then there s the federal hate crime trial of three white men, georgia men convicted of murdering black jogger ahmaud arbery. another day of witness testimony. another day of hearing people recount the racist things that these men have said. today a former coast guard colleague of travis mcmichael, a white woman testifying he called her a racist slur for dating a black man. and there s more, closing arguments are set for monday. so let s get to the conversation now starting with the cnn legal analyst lonny coombs and paneal joseph. lonny, i m going to start with you. let s start with kim potter s
so let s get to the conversation now starting with the cnn legal analyst lonny coombs and paneal joseph. a professor of public affairs of history at the university of texas. lonny, i m going to start with you. let s start with kim potter s sentencing. two years for the shooter of daunte wright. this is a case where she thought she was using her taser but drew her actual gun. the sentence is well below the guidelines. his brother called it a slap in the face. is this sentencing too light? don, i think it is. i do. and let s look at the positives. they did charge kim potter with a manslaughter charge, which in the past police officers could get away with not being charged especially when they re pleading accident, she was saying taser, taser, she was crying and there was a lot of sympathy for her. so she was charged and the jury came back and charged her with first and second degree manslaughter.