Posted on 12/14/2017 5:25:11 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Hennepin County’s attorney said he does not have enough evidence yet to file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman last summer.
Mike Freeman was attending the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation holiday party Wednesday night when he was confronted by members of the group Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar.
In a video recorded by one of the members, Freeman expresses frustration with the lack of cooperation from Minneapolis police in the investigation of Justine Damond’s killing on the night of July 15.
“Let me just say it’s not my fault. So, if it isn’t my fault, who didn’t do their job? It’s called investigators. They don’t work for me,” Freeman said.
Damond had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley outside of her home in Minneapolis’ Fulton neighborhood.
Officers Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity soon arrived in the alley. Damond approached the squad car and knocked or tapped on the vehicle -– causing Noor to reach across Harrity at the wheel and shoot Damond in the chest.
“[Noor] won’t answer my questions and he doesn’t have to,” Freeman said in the video. “We all have Fifth Amendment rights and I respect that. So, I can’t talk to her because she’s gone. And the other cop just gave us s–t.”
Damond’s death made international headlines, and Mayor Betsy Hodges forced the resignation of Police Chief Janeé Harteau in the shooting’s aftermath.
Freeman said in September that he would likely make his decision on whether or not to file criminal charges against Noor by the end of the year.
The attorney’s office released this statement Thursday afternoon: “We are working diligently on the case to complete the investigation as soon as possible. Beyond that, we cannot comment at this time.”
Minneapolis police released this statement soon after: “The Minneapolis Police Department understands and respects the calls for a swift resolution to this case. The MPD has cooperated fully with the state’s investigation. At this point in the investigative and judicial process, it would be inappropriate to provide any further comment.”
But I think that he may be more afraid of Somali riots and violence.
Is Officer Noor still actively working and wearing the uniform? I hope not. He’s too jittery.
So the American officer is covering for the Somali and just gave them S—t? Why is he still a cop? Do they allow all their cops to give them S—t in murder investigations???
A trigger happy Somali cop and a lesbian police chief. No worries! /s To quote Dirty Harry, “what a helluva price to pay for being stylish!”
“And the other cop just gave us s–t.”
And there are Freepers here who discount the fact that many cops are about as crooked and self-serving as the crooks they are supposed to be taking off our streets.
“Damond approached the squad car and knocked or tapped on the vehicle -– causing Noor to reach across Harrity at the wheel and shoot Damond in the chest.“
If a “civilian” did this he or she would would be looking at prison time for manslaughter. But because it’s a cop.......well..you know.
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“And there are Freepers here who discount the fact that many cops are about as crooked and self-serving as the crooks they are supposed to be taking off our street”
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No,they discount the fact that it is rampant-——it’s rare,but only the bad guys make the news-—and FR.
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One crooked cop is one too many!
And the second one covering up for the first one is way too many!
One crooked anything is too many.
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No, he’s on the sidelines.
Correct.
However, neither you nor I would come up from behind a cop car, after dark and rap on the car.
She should not have done that, but, she certainly did not need to die that night.
“However, neither you nor I would come up from behind a cop car, after dark and rap on the car.”
True, but irrelevant.
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It has been a big part of this story.
For those who are blaming Damond.
Bull to the shiite.
They charge regular folks with far less evidence for such things.
The community needs to administer the proper justice.
That guy should never be seen ever again.
indict him and let the jury sort it out he shot her without taking the stand he is cooked imo.
It may not be so ething most,would,do, but tell me where its llegal to do that? Knocking on the door,of,the car, just because you come up from behind?
Come on. These are armed people that supposely are traind much better than we are to determine and deal with high stress and dangerous ituations and kow the difference.
An american cop would not have done this. The guy is a muslim and foreign and hats where the real problem is.
1)Let em riot.
2) Shoot em.
What's the problem?
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