美国明尼苏达州警察将被控枪杀黑人男子 ｜ 时事外刊 ｜ 泛读
美国明尼苏达州警察将被控枪杀黑人男子
A US former police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. Kim Potter was arrested and later released on $100,000 bail. Police say Mrs Potter shot Daunte Wright accidentally, having mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser. Responding to the charges, the Wright family's lawyer Ben Crump said the killing was an "intentional, deliberate, and unlawful use of force".
Both Mrs Potter and local police chief Tim Gannon have resigned. The killing has sparked clashes between police and protesters in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. Late on Wednesday, several hundred demonstrators again defied a curfew to gather outside police headquarters. As on previous nights, protesters threw bottles and other projectiles at responded with stun grenades and pepper spray.
Minneapolis is already on edge amid the trial of a white ex-police 0 e officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd. Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Mrs Potter was taken into custody on Wednesday morning. She was booked into Hennepin County Jail on probable cause second-degree manslaughter before bail was posted. In Minnesota state law, a person can be found guilty of second-degree manslaughter if they can be proven to have shown culpable negligence whereby they create an unreasonable risk to someone else.
Mrs Potter is due to make her first court appearance on Thursday. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Prosecutors must show that Mrs Potter was "culpably negligent" and took an "unreasonable risk" in her actions. At a news conference, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Eliott called for people to protest peacefully.
"With the news of the decision to charge the former Brooklyn Center police officer with manslaughter comes a prolonged period of continued grieving, hurt and understandable anger," he said. "Our task as a city and as a leadership is to allow for the expression of those very legitimate voices and to also create a pathway forward toward healing and renewal of our stability and strength as a community."
A US former police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. Kim Potter was arrested and later released on $100,000 bail. Police say Mrs Potter shot Daunte Wright accidentally, having mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser. Responding to the charges, the Wright family's lawyer Ben Crump said the killing was an "intentional, deliberate, and unlawful use of force".
检察官称，一位美国前警察在明尼苏达州枪杀了一名黑人司机，被控二级过失杀人罪。涉事警察金.波特被捕,随后交纳了10万美元保释金。警方表示，波特用枪意外射中了达特.莱特，而她误以为自己使用的是泰瑟枪(电击枪)。莱特家族的律师本克伦普在回应指控时说，这场悲剧是蓄意和非法使用武力导致的。
Both Mrs Potter and local police chief Tim Gannon have resigned.The killing has sparked clashes between police and protesters in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. Late on Wednesday, several hundred demonstrators again defied a curfew to gather outside police headquarters. As on previous nights, protesters threw bottles and other projectiles at responded with stun grenades and pepper spray.
波特和当地警察局长蒂姆加农都已辞职。这起枪杀事件在布鲁克林中心(明尼阿波利斯郊)引发了警察和抗议者之间的冲突。星期三晚些时候，数百名示威者再次不顾宵禁，聚集在警察总部外。与前几天晚上一样, 抗议者向警察投掷了瓶子和其他投掷物，而警察使用眩晕弹和胡椒喷雾进行了回应。
Minneapolis is already on edge amid the trial of a white ex-police 0 e officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd. Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Mrs Potter was taken into custody on Wednesday morning. She was booked into Hennepin County Jail on probable cause second-degree manslaughter before bail was posted. In Minnesota state law, a person can be found guilty of second-degree manslaughter if they can be proven to have shown culpable negligence whereby they create an unreasonable risk to someone else.
明尼阿波利斯市本已处于紧张状态，因为一名白人前警察此前被控谋杀非裔美国人乔治.弗洛伊德。明尼苏达州刑事缉捕局表示，波特于周三早上被拘留。在保释前，她以二级过失杀人罪被关押在亨内平县监试。根据明尼苏达州的法律，一个人如果能被证明犯有可构成罪行的疏忽，从而给他人造成不合理的风险，那他可以被判二级过失杀人罪。
Mrs Potter is due to make her first court appearance on Thursday. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.Prosecutors must show that Mrs Potter was "culpably negligent" and took an "unreasonable risk" in her actions. At a news conference, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Eliott called for people to protest peacefully.
波特将于星期四第一次出庭。这项指控最高可判处10年监禁和2万美元罚款。检察官必须证明波特的疏忽是有罪的，并且她的行为造成了不合理的风险。在新闻发布会上，布鲁克林中心市长迈克艾略特呼吁人们和平抗议。
"With the news of the decision to charge the former Brooklyn Center police officer with manslaughter comes a prolonged period of continued grieving, hurt and understandable anger," he said. "Our task as a city and as a leadership is to allow for the expression of those very legitimate voices and to also create a pathway forward toward healing and renewal of our stability and strength as a community."
他说，“在决定以过失杀人罪起诉这位前布鲁克林中心警察的消息传出后，人们持续了很长一段时间的悲痛、伤痛和情有可原的愤怒。”“作为一个城市和一个领导者，我们的任务是允许那些 非常合法的声音表达出来，同时也开辟一条道路， 愈合和重建我们作为一个社区的稳定和力量。”