Kim Potter made a mistake. Her jury did not, but maybe the law needs to be reviewed

The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for manslaughter brought closure for the family of Duante Wright and many in our society. The fact, however, is that it will not bring closure on the problem that originally lead to a hung jury until the judge sent the jury back with an instruction to try again.

This is the latest "weapons confusion" case and the jury understandably found it difficult to find that Potter "consciously disregarded" the risks to Duante Wright when she grabbed her service weapon rather than her taser. The case highlights the problem with criminalized negligence standards, particularly in these weapon confusion cases. The question is whether justice is truly served by applying criminal laws to acts of negligence by officers in these cases.