Trevor Noah: ‘If the police weren’t so quick to draw any weapon then maybe people wouldn’t die’

The Guardian 1 min read 4 years ago

<p>Late-night hosts react to the killing of another unarmed black man, Daunte Wright, and check in on the Matt Gaetz scandal</p><p>Three weeks into the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-death-absolutely-preventable-doctor-testifies">trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin</a> for the murder of George Floyd last May, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/13/minneapolis-police-protesters-clash-second-night-death-daunte-wright-brookyln-center">widespread protests</a> broke out again in the city of Minneapolis after police shot and killed another unarmed black man. On Sunday, an officer in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/daunte-wright-brooklyn-center-minneapolis-police-shooting">killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright</a> during a traffic stop after the officer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/protests-minneapolis-fatal-police-shooting-traffic-stop">mistook</a> her gun for her Taser, according to police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/13/trevor-noah-daunte-wright-killing-daily-show-recap">Continue reading...</a>
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