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More details are coming out on Brooklyn Center Police officer that shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
"Monday night, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center Sunday. The BCA identified the long-time veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department as Officer Kim Potter," KSTP-TV reported Monday evening.
<p>The network revealed a fascinating detail. </p><p>"Potter has worked for the department for nearly 25 years and is president of the Brooklyn Center Police Officer's Association. In that role, she has represented other officers involved in deadly shootings," the network reported.</p><p>Protests are ongoing:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c2d2845c517a83891674224d6e12a1d4" id="6f426"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381808706787115008"><div style="margin:1em 0">I’m out for the night but here’s two of the most surreal moments of my life from Brooklyn Center tonight. https://t.co/8ZtWDEp38w</div> — Mark Vancleave (@Mark Vancleave)<a href="https://twitter.com/MDVancleave/statuses/1381808706787115008">1618283843.0</a></blockquote></div>
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The host of "The Daily Show" had harsh words for policing in America on Monday.
Trevor Noah noted that Police Chief Tim Gannon said he thought the shooter, identified as Kimberly Potter, thought she was reaching for her taser instead of her gun.
<p>"You have got to be f*cking killing me. A man was killed at a traffic stop because the police officer mixed up their gun and their taser?" he asked. "Is that even supposed to be a legitimate excuse? Like, we're supposed to watch that and go, 'Ah, okay, one time I used sugar instead of salt so I can relate'?"</p><p>"And look, I'm not saying that tragic mistakes will never happen, but what I am saying is that maybe if the police weren't so to draw any weapon, then maybe people wouldn't die because of a mix-up from Officer Urkel over here," he said.</p><p>He then pointed out a key flaw in the argument.</p><p>"And by the way, don't you find it amazing that cops think everything is a gun, except for their own gun?" he asked. "If you have a cell phone in your hand, 'Oh, that's a gun!' If you're holding a wallet, 'Oh, that's a gun!' They're own gun? 'No, not a gun, not a gun.'"</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="531b55da13a7749daafa363892441245" id="de793"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381785330727145480"><div style="margin:1em 0">Need more proof that America’s got a serious policing problem? Let’s talk about Daunte Wright’s death and Caron Naz… https://t.co/WxzZHKAZNk</div> — The Daily Show (@The Daily Show)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/statuses/1381785330727145480">1618278269.0</a></blockquote></div>
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There was plenty of swearing on cable news on Monday as prime-time hosts reported on the protests in Minnesota following the police killing of Daunte Wright.
On CNN, Sara Sidner was confronted by a protester who refused to believe she was airing live.
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="689fe90f07c280881a69876a33e2ec9d" id="ebf2f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381786155528683520"><div style="margin:1em 0">This was quite a moment on CNN. https://t.co/hmszW6h1UF</div> — Timothy Burke (@Timothy Burke)<a href="https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/statuses/1381786155528683520">1618278466.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Ten minutes later on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow cut away from a live report after a protester launched a profanity-laden tirade against police.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a8ccf914acf1a416021213d445e71470" id="4cd16"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381789537094021126"><div style="margin:1em 0">Some angry protesters start loudly cursing and using the n-word during live MSNBC hit, causing Rachel Maddow to cut… https://t.co/at1kmfQrHz</div> — Justin Baragona (@Justin Baragona)<a href="https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/statuses/1381789537094021126">1618279272.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Five minutes before the CNN incident, a Fox News reported was hit with tear gas while giving a live report.</p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ab07375c1645ab5afa9c92044f8c8068" id="d67ef"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381784204229242887"><div style="margin:1em 0">“Yeah that’s tear gas” https://t.co/fF1rSDNU6T</div> — Acyn (@Acyn)<a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/statuses/1381784204229242887">1618278001.0</a></blockquote></div>
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