man, prosecutors have to try to get the jury to see his humanity. daunte wright s father testified yesterday. he talked about the kind of stories you would hear at a christmas dinner about how he was both his boss at work. poignant stories about how much daunte s father loved daunte. the defense typically depicts the victim as a thug who deserved whatever the cops did to him. it s a shame that in 2021, prosecutors still have to humanize black victims, but it was an effective strategy that helped convict derek chauvin of murdering george floyd. so prosecutors hope it will lead to a manslaughter conviction of kimberly potter. you mentioned derek chauvin. i want to pivot to the fact he did plead guilty to violating george floyd s civil rights. that strikes me as a big deal not just for him and he could
for being peaceful and following the rules but added that he had never heard of an officer mistakenly using their firearm instead of their taser. one of the prosecution s final witnesses was the father of dante wright. i loved daunte. he was loved. you miss him? i miss him a lot every day. today the defense is expected to paint a very different picture of the former brooklyn center officer. 49-year-old mother of two who had a special interest in helping domestic abuse victims and had never fired her gun or taser before shooting daunte wright. they argue kim potter meant to grab her taser instead of firearm her use of force was justified to protect fellow officers at the scene. she is expected to testify in her own defense at some point in the next couple of days and facing first and second degree manslaughter charges and up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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balancing the threat of escape or evasion. if he attempted to escape, what should the officers have done? use reasonable force to prevent the escape. and did they do that when they were trying to stop him from escaping? are you asking me in this case? yes. no, but the point is using deadly force, no. as i testified, that was excessive and unreasonable, inappropriate and inconsistent with general accepted police practices. now, wright s father was the last witness on the stand on wednesday. he fought back tears when prosecutors showed photos of his son. he loved his son and did you love your son daunte a lot as well? a lot. i loved daunte. he was loved. do you miss him? i miss him a lot, every day.
testimony yesterday afternoon. listen to what we heard from his father. daunte lived with us. he pretty much was there every day. and he loved his son. and you love your son daunte wright as well. a lot. i loved daunte. he was loved. do you miss him? i miss him a lot, every day. reporter: the big question now is when kim pot letter take the stand on her own behalf. we did hear from kim potter in the courtroom earlier today when the judge asked her if that is still her plan, to take the stand and testify. she said, yes, that s her plan. the judge said, do you need more time to reconsider? she signaled, no, she s ready to do it. the question is when she ll be called to the stand.