Trial Day 6: Kim Potter’s Actions Deemed ‘Inappropriate’ 

Kim Potter’s trial has entered its sixth day of testimony.

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Sergeant Mike Peterson again took the stand.

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Yesterday, Peterson performed a taser spark test for the jury.

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He was cross-examined by defense attorney Paul Engh today.

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Peterson said that they do their best to train officers.

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However, they cannot teach them how to respond in every situation.

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"We do not deal in absolutes because no incident in this world is ever forecasted,” Peterson said.

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However, law school professor Seth Stoughton felt that Potter’s use of force was “excessive and inappropriate.”

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He literally wrote the book on police use of force, called “Evaluating Police Uses of Force.”

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