# Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384/92 "2021-12-23T23:53:00Z")

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> [@pkbites](#):
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> Alternative tactics and preclusion are always brought up in deadly force situations and most of the time rejected.

So you agree that there’s a problem there?

> [@aceplace57](#):
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> It sends a terrible message to our police. Make a mistake under high stress and go to prison for a significant portion of your life.

That’s the sword that dangles over most peoples’ heads. Most of us, if we make a mistake that results in someone’s death, will in fact have our lives ruined. To which we respond by trying really hard to not make that kind of mistake.

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