# Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384 "2021-12-20T21:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/282 "2023-04-23T16:15:25Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > But that’s not the problem. The problem is people wondering if as police they would be in danger of being sent to prison for defending their lives due to Monday-morning quarterbacking and a “not a single black life more” stance by some militants. Has this ever, even once, happened in the entire history of this country? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/283 "2023-04-23T17:24:13Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > The problem is people wondering if as police they would be in danger of being sent to prison for defending their lives due to Monday-morning quarterbacking and a “not a single black life more” stance by some militants. You think we need _more_ cops who assume they can gun down unarmed civilians and not suffer any consequences? ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/284 "2023-04-23T17:28:03Z")
Well, as long as they were only being reckless… ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/285 "2023-04-23T17:28:52Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You think we need _more_ cops who assume they can gun down unarmed civilians and not suffer any consequences? Unarmed civilians = future criminals (if they fail the paper bag test) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/286 "2023-04-23T18:03:41Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > if they fail the paper bag test What’s that? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/287 "2023-04-23T18:06:17Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > What’s that? If your skin is as dark as or darker than a kraft paper bag. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/288 "2023-04-23T23:46:33Z")
Just to offer up a contemporary graphical representation of the idea: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SASUEbuCnzA/mqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SASUEbuCnzA/mqdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/289 "2023-04-25T06:42:50Z")
I know nothing about the NYPD contract, but every time our contract is up for renewal the corporation drags out negotiations as long as possible and only when they face the financial consequences of strikes do they make a deal. That will then go back to when the last contact expired. Although that gambit has never lasted 5 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384.md?page=14)