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2nd degree unintentional murder is what I meant, hence the reference to Chauvin immediately following.

As to where the officer wore her taser, I have no reason to question that it was worn on her opposite nondominant side as required. Nevertheless she drew her service firearm instead and murdered a 20 year old son and father. My speculation is that she was so wrapped up in showing herself off as the big tough training officer to those younger cops she was supervising that she lost her F’ing sense - just like Chauvin did almost a year ago.

I know a lot about the cop mentality and cop culture. I worked with them day in and day out as a prosecutor in a small jurisdiction just like Brooklyn Center. I also have some in my immediate family. Cops are the reason I quit the legal system.

Pardon my imprecise language in the prior post, it was late and I was both outraged and sickened by many of the posts here I had just read apologizing and excusing this woman’s outrageous negligence.[/quote]

I understand. I was just wondering if I had missed some confirmation that policy was violated on the duty belt set up. That would be relevant to charging as would some other things like toxicology and if she had her gun already drawn outside policy (I don’t think so, although the camera is pretty distorted, it seems like we see both of her hands with the paper). I generally still think those would strengthen an argument for 3rd degree, not 2nd degree unintentional. At trial I expect defense could/would argue that it isn’t depraved conduct, particularly if toxicology or her equipment set up doesn’t violate policy. I think prosecuting only on higher charges would probably end in an acquittal here, but there are arguments that could get a conviction on lower charges.

The bottom line is a young person still died. There isn’t anything that can fix that. Someone close to me was murdered in a high profile violent event. It was a week before their 19th birthday so I can relate in that respect to there not being a right answer when someone is senselessly taken like that. No way to really wrap your head around it and all I can say is I know that a lot of lives just changed in an instant and I do have respect for the “after” that they have to navigate especially the constant news cycle. It should be acknowledged. I think we can also acknowledge that you can’t always reduce people down to their worst moments. That acknowledgment covers Daunte and the potential trajectory of his life too. [/quote]

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