Sometimes it’s easier just to embed a few of my tweets than write a separate article/ Because of the way Twitter does embedding, I had to embed the second and fourth tweets to let readers see the whole thing.
2/ the 22nd paragraph that they mentioned that the stop was legitimate, for an expired registration, and the 23rd that he was wanted on an outstanding criminal warrant that included a gun charge, and the 26th that he already had a “minor” criminal record. 3/
— Dana Pico (@Dana_Pico on gab.com) (@Dana_TFSJ) April 15, 2021
4/ and the Associated Press didn’t think to point that out explicitly.
The AP article was pure propaganda, so it’s no surprise that the Inquirer printed it.
— Dana Pico (@Dana_Pico on gab.com) (@Dana_TFSJ) April 15, 2021
We are supposed to thing that Daunte Wright was just an ever-so-nice young man, and the woman who was copulating with George Floyd, another criminal, a convicted felon and serious drug abuser, told us that young Mr Wright was just “a wonderful, beautiful boy.”
No, he wasn’t. According to the Associated Press story:
According to court records, Wright was being sought after failing to appear in court on charges that he fled from officers and possessed a gun without a permit during an encounter with Minneapolis police in June.
A search of court records shows Wright had a minor criminal record, with petty misdemeanor convictions for possession/sale of a small amount of marijuana and disorderly conduct.
So, resisting arrest and escaping, both criminal acts.
Escaping from the police on an attempted arrest can be a felony in Minnesota if the escapee flees in a car, or a misdemeanor if he escapes on foot.What Is Resisting Arrest?
Resisting arrest in Minnesota is also called obstructing legal process, arrest, or firefighting. A person is guilty of obstructing legal process if they intentionally obstruct, resist, or interfere with a police officer in the performance of legal duties, or obstruct, hinder, or prevent a person’s apprehension on a criminal charge.
The Minnesota legislature intentionally wrote the law in very broad terms. Under the law, resisting arrest means:
- Refusing to be handcuffed;
- Refusing to surrender;
- Struggling with the police;
- Wrestling or fighting with the police; or
- Somehow preventing the police from making an arrest.
Acts such as running from police, refusing to stop for police, and escape from a detention facility are crimes governed by other Minnesota laws.
Penalties For Resisting Arrest In Minnesota
The possible sanctions for resisting depend on the severity and dangerousness of the conduct alleged by police. Minnesota law punishes resisting arrest as a felony if:
- The person knew or should have known the act created a risk of death, substantial bodily harm, or significant damage to property; or
- The act did cause death, serious bodily injury, or substantial property damage.
Felony resisting arrest carries a maximum state prison term of five years, a fine up to $10,000, or both fine and imprisonment.
Resisting arrest is a gross misdemeanor punishable by no more than one year in prison, a $3,000 fine, or both if the act or threat was forceful or violent but did not cause death, substantial bodily injury, or substantial property damage. Otherwise, misdemeanor resisting arrest carries a maximum sentence of 90 days, a $1,000 fine, or both.
In Minnesota, you are required to have a valid permit to carry in order to possess a handgun in a public place. The penalties for carrying a handgun without a valid permit are strict. For a first offense it is a gross-misdemeanor and any repeat offense becomes a felony. It is your burden to prove that you have a valid permit to carry when requested by law enforcement.
It seems that this “wonderful, beautiful boy” had racked up some previous charges, and that’s why there was a warrant out for his arrest.
The officer who shot and killed Mr Wilson has resigned and is facing criminal charges; she may well be convicted, and it’s difficult to believe that she mistook her service weapon for her taser. But the credentialed media are hyping up the notion that Mr Wright was some kind of sweet, innocent kid. At some point, we need to be honest here and change the spelling of journalist to journolist.