MINNEAPOLIS — To some lawyers, the 24-month sentence for former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright showed once again how the U.S. judicial system treats white defendants differently than Black ones, while others say it was reasoned and merciful.
"Every time you think you've got a shot at fairness and justice, you get the worst types of reminders that you're going to have to fight for every every scrap," said St. Paul-based civil and criminal lawyer A.L. Brown, who is Black. "That boy's life was worth more than 24 months."
Brown compared Potter to former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond in 2017.
