family member that dies in similar circumstances. let me say this, laura, as we wrap up. the life and the worth of daunte wright cannot be measured simply by a number of months. the value of that young man s life is infinite. it is infinite. and i just think we ought to keep his memory in mind and then just keep on marching forward in pursuit of this justice that we are going to reach one day. attorney general keith ellison, i deeply understand the difficulties of your job. and somehow threading those needles and balancing so many interests. thank you for taking the time today. all of our thoughts are with that family. i know you know. thank you for reading it. i m honored you would take the time. i really can understand and relate. i do hope that one day, imagine if we don t just pursue justice, we actually catch it attorney general ellison, what a country we ll be then. thank you so much. all right now, take good care. thank you. to some brand-new revelations now about ho
but every other year, there s a fatality at the hands of a law enforcement officer of this kind. i think that if kim potter comes forward and says she s going to be a champion to prevent this so that another family does not suffer, that might be something that is valuable and important. and stepping up and being accountable and apologizing and trying to signal to the entire community how much pain is associated with the loss of someone like danunte wright or any other family member who dies in similar circumstances. let me say this laura. the life and the worth of daunte wright cannot be measured simply by a number of months. the value of that young man s life is infinite. it is infinite, and i just think we ought to keep his memory in mind and then just keep on marching forward in pursuit of this justice that we are going to reach one day. attorney general keith ellison, i deeply understand the difficulties of your job, and
i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. my heart is broken, devastated for all of you. daunte s mother, of course, it also mentioned the indignity that she felt hearing kim potter only refer to her son as the driver throughout the trial and excoriating her for that and not providing the dignity of her son s name. now, remember how we got to this moment. a traffic stop for an expired license plate tag and a dangling air freshener from a rear-view mirror. and of course there were the attempted arrest for an unrelated warrant that would lead potter, the 26-year-old police veteran to inadvertently, she says, draw her hand gun instead of her taser. now, the wright family, say they they feel cheated by today s
minnesota, but hopefully for all of our society. one of the things that s most painful for you is you had conversations with daunte in the past about how to interact with police. what were those conversations like? what did you tell him? you know, working at the school with him, i would tell him and all the other kids how to behave, how to interact with police. because me being a man of color, being from minneapolis and having several encounters with the police, i know that your life can be taken from you within a second. sometimes, it won t be it won t be held into account. we don t see this type of accountability. i tell kids how to behave, how to act. daunte was one of the kids. unfortunately, you know, this officer made a mistake that cost him his life. ultimately, the jury said, it s manslaughter.
jurors and revoked potter s bail. she was taken into custody where she will await sentencing in february. as a first-time offender, she likely faces between 6 and 8 1/2 years in prison. joining us now, jonathan masson, who was a mentor to daunte wright. jonathan, thank you for joining us. you ve spoken to us over the last year and i really appreciate your insight. what s your reaction to the verdict tonight? i m very pleased with the you know, the verdict from the jury. like the judge told them, they are heroes. but this was the verdict that i know everybody in minneapolis was hoping for. the jury did come up with the right verdict on this one. is it justice in your mind? no, it s not. it s accountability. but justice would be daunte being here with us. but this does show law enforcement and systematic