kim potter has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, saying shipment to use her taser but drew her gun instead and shot daunte wright. the killing triggered nationwide protests. those are your headlines from al jazeera. the latest on "inside story" is next. ♪ >> the promise of a new beginning for libya could be slipping away, despite months of negotiations and preparations, the country's first presidential elections will not happen as planned. this is "inside story." hello and welcome to the program. libya was among the arab spring nations, and since the revolution toppled the government a decade ago, it has not known piece power political stability, but after months of arduous negotiations and international mediation, their work fresh hopes for the future. they signed a united nations cease-fire deal and agreed to hold elections on december 24, but the head of the electoral commission has now dissolved all electoral committees just days before polling stations were due to open. the future for libya is again unclear, and the united nations peace plan hangs by a threat. we have this rep

a similar case played out in minneapolis last year, where police officer kim potter since she confused her gun for her taser killing dante right. she was convicted of manslaughter last month. other high profile police killings have brought about reforms and repeated calls for legislation. we have to find a way to get a seat at the table. and help when these policies are being written to make sure that they are equitable, make sure that they are fair to make sure that they are inclusive and to make sure that we have a voice there lived , everyone voice say. in california. there has been some progress police use of force records are no longer secret. some departments have implemented additional training and a new law allows the state to de certify officers for serious misconduct, preventing them from getting rehired at another department with repercussions. can't you feel change? and there is so much more work to be done. but that's why it's so important that we come here every year. every year. we never forget oscar for this group they sing. it's healing, sharing, conversing and challen

a similar case played out in minneapolis last year, where police officer kim potter said she confused for her taser killing dante right. she was convicted of manslaughter last month. other high profile police killings have brought about reforms and repeated calls for legislation. we have to find a way to get a seat at the table. and help when these policies are being written to make sure that they are equitable, make sure that they are fair to make sure that they are inclusive and to make sure that we have a voice there lived everybody voice, a. in california. there has been some progress police use of force records are no longer secret. some departments have implemented additional training and a new law allows the state to de certify officers for serious misconduct, preventing them from getting rehired at another department without repercussions. can't you feel change? and there is so much more work to be done. but that's why it's so important that we come here every year. every year . we never forget oscar for this group they sing. it's healing, sharing, conversing and challenging t

we actually just saw this in the verdict of kim potter, the police officer about the recklessness fromis particular statute. it is the same. it is a reckless act. it is not intentional. it is a close call but i'm on the side of the prosecution here. you should never mess with foods, especially that is allergic to various different things. >> shannon: so the defense, the roommate who is reporting this whole thing said the woman ended up in a lot of trouble. she had a pay damages over the hospital stay. she went into debt, lost her scholarship. so she writes this, i know she has the a-hole about lying about food. i want to know if i'm the a call but i screwed a person's life because put long ingredients on breakfast only to do something nice. ten seconds for both of you, sarah and then david. spoke with the roommate was being cordial and nice here. it is an unfortunate situation but again food allergies are awful. it is a bad situation here. >> no winner here. there are hospital bills to be paid. the defendant come i hope she found a diversionary program. let's not crush lives with sledg

of the prosecution of former police officers derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd and kim potter's manslaughter conviction for the death of daunte wright. i was in the middle of both of those situations. it's only fair for viewers to ask, if you feel the needle moving at all in the direction of something resembling reform in minnesota's courtrooms with regards to police use of deadly force? i think he's on mute. >> you know, i'm sorry, rev. >> be careful. they've been trying to mute you a long time so watch the mute button. >> you're right about that. but rev, reform can't hang on a personality, even if it's mine. we need institutional changes. hopefully we're setting a precedent for that. but what we're really looking for is things like passing the george floyd justice in policing act. other reforms locally and at the state level. it cannot simply be personnel, whether it's me or anybody else. we need institutional reforms to be able to depend on and rely on a systemic change. and so at this point i'm not prepared to say that we have reached an inflection point. i say we have some

. >> a jury finding former police officer kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughterstead of a tazele. during a struggle. >> the debate over race is playing out between school boards and parents across the country. >> the first black principal officially removed from the position during an emotional school board meeting. all of it over what he says was a false accusation of promoting critical race theory. >> it became a right wing boogy man. with real world consequences. >> a decades old study on systemic racism. almost exclusively taught in law school. >> it's not about anything called critical race theory is in school. it's a backlash effort to reverse the racial reckoning. unlike any we have seen in our lifetime. >> also this year, the drum beat of the past. gave us purpose but also some pain. >> in the early 1900s. tulsa african-american district of green wood was successful and self-sufficient. until the enof may 31, 1921. a white mob descended on grood wood. shooting and killing hundreds of black residents. >> tulsa, we remembered and mourned and unearthed. a ce

in this case, kim potter stood, almost impassive, simply lowered her head when each of those verdicts was read. she now has been taken immediately into custody and is already at a prison here in the state of minnesota. >> the u.k.'s health security agency says people with omicron are 50% to 70% less likely to be admitted to hospital than those with delta. the country reported nearly 120,000 cases on thursday. and coronavirus cases in new york have increased 60% in the past week. almost 12,000 new infections were reported wednesday. hundreds of women have marched in sudanese cities after allegations women were raped during anti-military protests last week. the united nations says it receive reports that 13 women were raped or getting raped by security forces on sunday. those other headlines on al jazeera, inside story is coming up next. ♪ >> young and frustrated by the israel-palestine conflict, a new generation is protesting with defiance, and speaking up on social media, but are leaders hearing their demands for change? this is "inside story." hello and welcome to the program. some c