Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Daunte Wright's son: "I just want justice to be served"ive only seen pix w a son
Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Daunte Wright's son: "I just want justice to be served"
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Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Daunte Wright's son: "I just want justice to be served"ive only seen pix w a son
Total cluster for sure.right left confusion just doesn't explain that day's events to me. As a 25 year veteran, if right/left confusion was an issue for her I don't see why it took 25 years to show up.
I think she was discombobulated and pulled the wrong weapon but I don't think it's because she was confused about which side was left or right. I don't know that I will ever understand how such a mistake occurs.
I will never understand why she got involved in attempting to take control of Duante when the other officer could have handled it (IMO) himself. I will never understand why that other officer didn't take Duante further back towards the rear of the vehicle prior to attempting to cuff and take him into custody. By removing him towards the back of the vehicle he would have been more geographically removed from the temptation to try to leap back into the vehicle as he did.
Just such cluster in so many ways.
Totally agree on your comments about being a LEO. I am a nurse and know nurse’s who have stayed too long in the field and were not able to do the job anymore properly. I hope - and have always planned to - I will be able to leave when I am unable to nurse properly due to physical or whatever constraints - no matter my financial situation. I’m not saying that’s the case here but you do have to be alert in life and death situations and be able to respond appropriately.I know my limitations. I am not built, physically or mentally, for a job in law enforcement. I have many friends and family in LE. But that is not a career I would ever have gone into. I know myself, I know I would not be able to operate in a field where the circumstances could take my life or cause me to take another's.
I think her charges are appropriate and I hope Daunte's family gets justice. I am troubled by the continued protesting around this particular shooting as charges were filed nearly immediately after the investigation was done. I don't think there is anything to be done now but await the legal system to operate as it's supposed to in regards to a trial. I don't see what protests do in a case such as this where the wheels of justice are already turning and things appear to be transparent (JMO) thus far.
WOW.
Police officers killed more than 1,100 people in 2020, according to Mapping Police Violence.
Only 16 of the 1,128 incidents resulted in charges filed against the officer — a mere .01%. Even fewer resulted in convictions.
- That averages out to about three police killings each day.
- Nearly 30% of those killed were Black and more than 20% were Hispanic.
The Washington Post's Fatal Force project, which tracks fatal shootings committed by on-duty police officers, reported 1,020 gun deaths at the hands of the police during 2020 and also found that Black people and Hispanic people were shot and killed by officers at a disproportionate rate.
There were only 18 days in 2020 that the police didn't kill somebody, according to police accountability data
But she is a police officer who has probably had to reach for her gun and taser hundreds of times over the years. Anyone who has to think about which is their right or left should not be on the police force.
I think the two cases are very comparable.The details and situation are quite different, but this case reminds of the Botham Shem Jean killing, where Amber Guyger (off duty law enforcement, but armed and in uniform) was unable to notice what should have been obvious physical signs that she was entering an apartment that was not her own. imo
TX - Botham Shem Jean, 26, killed when police officer entered wrong apartment, Dallas, Sept 2018
I think that you have to consider that police officers are working in an environment where they have to interact with criminals. Criminals who can and most often do, threaten police officers lives. Therefore the very nature of their careers mean that they are more apt to have to fire their weapons.
Police officers killed more than 1,100 people in 2020, according to Mapping Police Violence.
Only 16 of the 1,128 incidents resulted in charges filed against the officer — a mere .01%. Even fewer resulted in convictions.
- That averages out to about three police killings each day.
- Nearly 30% of those killed were Black and more than 20% were Hispanic.
The Washington Post's Fatal Force project, which tracks fatal shootings committed by on-duty police officers, reported 1,020 gun deaths at the hands of the police during 2020 and also found that Black people and Hispanic people were shot and killed by officers at a disproportionate rate.
There were only 18 days in 2020 that the police didn't kill somebody, according to police accountability data
Dated April 12.
Dated April 12.
She has been charged.
It is my understanding from somewhere on a Major News site, that he did not meet as agreed with his patrol officer. However, I don't currently have a link, so, please, check that out and post here?!
With that said. If I personally were charged with the crimes Daunte Wright was charged with, I would be SO on top of what's going to happen next, and what I should do to comply. Yes, even at 20 years old.
The last thing I would do, is get into more trouble. MOO
Good morning all!
I've wondered about that myself, and I'm sure we will know the answer at trial.
This city has a population of only 30k. We will learn in due time if she ever had to use her taser before or how many times she has had to pull her hangun.
IRDK, but I have read articles where many officers never had to use their gun during the entire time on the force before they retired with many years of service.
That does make logical sense to me since police officers ..which are close to a million in total, yet a little over a thousand individuals every year are shot, and killed by police officers nationwide.
I hope we can agree that not every one they come in contact with are non threatening citizens, but many can be very dangerous with a lot of them having a long violent criminal history who may have illegal firearms on themselves when they came in contact with the police.
They also come in contact with over two and a half million people each year in total in the line of duty. Due to the protests, and unrest we've seen that contact number may be even be higher now.
But, we will see how often KP used either her handgun, or taser.
As for her using her taser, and how many times if any before this..I'm sure that will come up at her trial.
Jmho
It might of had something to do with his warrant for robbery.Abigail Cerra, a Minneapolis civil rights lawyer and a member of the Minneapolis Police Conduct Oversight Commission, said it was unclear why the officers stopped him for an expired registration, an issue for many drivers in the state during the coronavirus pandemic.
He did NOT have a warrant for felony robbery.It might of had something to do with his warrant for robbery.
For example, as the police did not know who was driving the car per se, they might not have been able to stop it on the basis that the registered owner had a felony warrant.
But, if the car had expired registration, they could stop it regardless of who was driving. The driver, once identified, could then be arrested for any outstanding warrants.
I'm not sure I understand your question?I'm several pages behind, so this may have been covered already... I found the following article at the NYPost:
Daunte Wright was facing attempted robbery case when killed by cop
QUOTE:
"Wright was later arrested in the case and released on $100,000 bail. But he violated his bail conditions in July when he failed to stay in touch with his court monitor, the papers said."
I mean, this could be why the summons to court never found its way to him, couldn't it?
OK.....He did NOT have a warrant for felony robbery.
He had a trial date for that. All relevant links are posted upthread.
This was to do with a non appearance at a zoom hearing.