chu ordered her to spend one third on supervised release. it was less than what was sought by prosecutors because the officer was trying to use her taser and not her gun. the judge said she knows her ruling will be unpopular. potter has been in custody since just before christmas last year after being convicted. this is the case where the officer reached for her taser. she thought it was her taser, pulled out and discharged it and it was her gun, killing daunte wright. what do you make of it? i want viewers to consider this. had daunte wright been a lawfully armed civilian who made a mistake and shot and killed kim potter who was off duty and then received this sentence, the public would be outraged.
that we did not see emphasized by the prosecutor during the state trial. one of the reasons for that is because the elements for a conviction are very different in this case than they were at the state level. so there are going to be nods that are given to the text messages that were uncovered and the other different pieces that the prosecutor had to put out regarding race and how it played a role in the decision to murder ahmaud arbery. i expect a lot of that which will have a different tone when compared to what we heard from the prosecutor on the state prosecution level, and ultimately i do think that the doj has put forth a solid case. i would be expecting a conviction here but i m not taking anything for granted. we will see. meanwhile, a minnesota judge on friday sentenced former police officer kim potter to two years in prison, far less than what was sought by prosecutors, in the fatal shooting of black motorist daunte wright. hennepin county judge virginia