The trial of former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota officer Kim Potter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright has cast a renewed spotlight on traffic stops, like the one at the center of the case, and their potential to escalate.
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In his opening statements, defense attorney Paul Engh told the jury about the potential for danger during a traffic stop, citing an anecdotal estimate by Brooklyn Center officer Anthony Luckey that 40% of people in Brooklyn Center may be carrying guns in their cars. "You only find crime where you're looking for it," Gau said."And so, if police are continuously targeting these certain areas, or certain groups … that's where they're going to find the crime. And then that turns into the justification for continuously targeting these groups in these areas. So it becomes this self-perpetuating cycle."Gau and Ray say preventing any kind of escalation is what's key to keeping these encounters orderly.
Once Potter saw the gun warrant, Boyce believes she may have assumed that there was potential for a weapon in the car. He said the use of a stun gun is justifiable for someone resisting arrest -- however, the use of a firearm is not.
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