Minnesota Police Union Official Under Fire After Blaming Daunte Wright For His Own Death
The head of the Minnesota police union is under fire for blaming Daunte Wright for his own death.
“This is going to be an unpopular statement,” Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, said to WCCO news talk radio. “Daunte Wright, if he would have just complied. He was told he was under arrest. They were arresting him on a warrant for weapons. He set off a chain of events that unfortunately led to his death.”
“I’m not excusing it,” Peters added. “But what we’re seeing in policing these days is that non-compliance by the public.”
Daunte Wright’s murder occurred just 10 miles away from where George Floyd was killed on May 25 last year by Derek Chauvin. Officer Kim Potter has resigned and is being charged for Wright’s death.