Protests continue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after police killing of Daunte Wright

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🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter today for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Protesters are calling for justice and are on the streets for a fourth consecutive night. Former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau weighs in on how a 26-year veteran of the police department could mistake a gun for a taser. Plus, CNN’s Gary Tuchman takes us inside a taser training center at the Camden County, New Jersey Police Department. And, with usage of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine on hold in the United States, CDC vaccine advisers held an emergency meeting to discuss whether or not there was enough information to recommend changes or suggest extending the pause. Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, discuss the latest. Airdate: April 14, 2021 Guests: Janeé Harteau, Former Minneapolis Police Chief Dr. Sanjay Gupta Dr. Ala Stanford To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening protesters.
0:02.0	You're out again tonight on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
0:04.6	A city that once again is under curfews, starting three hours from now.
0:09.4	Demonstrations come after another fast-moving day in the wake of Dante Wright's killing
0:13.2	by police during a traffic stop on Sunday.
0:15.8	Yesterday, I saw the police chief resign along with the officer who fired the single fatal
0:19.8	shot.
0:20.8	Today, that former officer, Kim Potter, was arrested and charged with second-degree
0:24.5	manslaughter.
0:25.5	She was booked into the Hennepin County jail.
0:28.0	And her prosecution is being conducted in nearby Washington County to avoid conflicts
0:31.7	of interest or the appearance of any.
0:34.2	Potter's home, meantime, is now surrounded with fencing and Jersey barriers, a sign outside
0:38.8	warning the areas under 24-hour surveillance.
0:41.8	Speaking today, alongside the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Stefan Clark, Eric Gardner, Michael
0:46.0	Brown, and turning Ben Crump, who represents Dante Wright's family, question Kim Potter
0:50.3	judgment from the beginning.
0:51.8	If Boggers Demand why she would pull him over in the first place, is it the rules of set
1:01.0	aside when you are really being targeted for driving while black?
1:10.1	Because when you get down to the crux of the matter, when you look at what this officer
1:14.5	did, she over-police from every point.
1:20.4	In a separate statement, Crump cast doubt on the idea that she shot Dante Wright accidentally
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