Woman calls police for noise, they kill her.

[Gasser64]

He shot an unarmed woman.

Everyone (including partner) unclear on why this went on.

Nicer neighborhood.

Clams up and won't say shit.

Fair trial, conviction, hanged until dead. Make the other cops watch. Tell em this is what happens when you commit murder.

[Forever_frost]

Evidently if they push him to talk, he can talk and then everything he says can be dismissed because then it becomes an employment issue and any evidence gained is inadmissible.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4737564/Justine-Damond-U-S-Mohamed-Noor-never-face-charges.html

The law is known as the Garrity Warning in Minnesota, and means that public employees under internal investigation are given the option to provide information or face disciplinary action.

'Because you are being required to provide information under the threat of disciplinary action, the information you provide, and any evidence resulting from the information you provide, cannot and will not be used against you in any subsequent criminal proceeding,' the warning reads.

A number of unrelated felony criminal cases in America are reportedly relying on the same law to have their client's cases thrown out, claiming prosecutors used internal interviews to build up their own cases.

[dcs13]

A number of unrelated felony criminal cases in America are reportedly relying on the same law to have their client's cases thrown out, claiming prosecutors used internal interviews to build up their own cases.

And they shouldn't ? In a criminal case, you can't be compelled to give a statement, hence Miranda. Why should the criminal side be allowed to gather information from the administrative side ?

[Forever_frost]

And they shouldn't ? In a criminal case, you can't be compelled to give a statement, hence Miranda. Why should the criminal side be allowed to gather information from the administrative side ?

Same reason police and prosecutors use every single thing they can get that you say or that they can dig up as long as THEIR agency didn't compel it.

[Forever_frost]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-minneapolis-police-shooting-justine-damond-20170912-story.html

The case of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in July has been handed over to prosecutors for possible charges, investigators and prosecutors announced Tuesday.

It's the third high-profile police shooting in recent years in which a Minnesota prosecutor will make a charging decision himself rather than rely on the grand jury process, which has been criticized because it is secret and rarely ends in officers being charged.

Officer Mohamed Noor fatally shot Justine Damond, a 40-year-old life coach who was engaged to be married, on July 15 after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. Noor's partner, Officer Matthew Harrity, told investigators that he was startled by a loud noise right before Damond approached the driver's side window of their police SUV.

Harrity, who was driving, said Noor then fired his weapon from the passenger seat, hitting Damond.

Noor has not spoken publicly about the case. His attorney did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.

In a statement Tuesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said his office has received the case and "several senior prosecutors will now carefully review the case file to determine what, if any, charges might be brought." Freeman has said he expects to decide on charges before the end of the year.

During a meeting with Minneapolis residents Sunday, Freeman said the shooting of Damond "didn't have to happen. It shouldn't have happened." According to the Star Tribune, Freeman told residents that his job was to determine whether Noor did something criminal and whether there was enough admissible evidence to support a charge.

Mohamed Noor
Mohamed Noor poses for a photo at a community event in May 2016 welcoming him to the Minneapolis police force. Noor, a Somali-American, has been identified by his attorney as the officer who fatally shot Justine Damond on July 15, 2017. (AP)
In another high-profile police shooting, Freeman decided that no charges would be filed against two officers involved in the November 2015 death of Jamar Clark — a decision that led to several protests in Minneapolis.

In that case, Freeman broke precedent with the standard practice of having a grand jury decide whether officers would be charged in police shootings and he made the decision himself. Freeman said in a recent statement that he would follow that same practice in the Damond case.

Protesters have long decried the use of grand juries in police shootings because they rarely result in officers being charged.

Grand juries have declined to indict police officers in the high-profile deaths of blacks in other cities, including the fatal 2014 shootings of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland and 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the 2014 chokehold death of 43-year-old Eric Garner in New York.

Freeman noted at the time of Clark's death that grand juries had been used to consider police shootings in his county for more than 40 years, and no officers had been indicted. He said by making the decision himself there would be more accountability and transparency.

'Ripped from our arms': Family, friends mourn Australian woman killed by Minneapolis police
Another Minnesota prosecutor, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, also opted against a grand jury when his office made the charging decision in the July 2016 shooting of Philando Castile. In that case, the officer was charged with manslaughter and other counts, but was acquitted in a jury trial.

Freeman said Tuesday that his office would remain in contact with state investigators as it reviews the Damond case and may ask them to do additional work.

[Forever_frost]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-15/justine-damond-shooting-union-boss-defends-officer-noor/8948260

Justine Damond: Police union boss defends officer who killed Australian woman
Updated Fri at 1:23am

Just one day after the completion of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Australian woman Justine Damond, the Minneapolis police union boss has spoken out in defence of the officer who shot her.

Key points:

Lt Bob Kroll defends officer, in response to comments by Attorney Mike Freeman
Mr Freeman said Justine Damond's shooting "shouldn't have happened"
Lt Kroll questions Mr Freeman's objectivity, says Officer Noor should not be charged with murder
Ms Damond was shot by junior officer Mohamed Noor minutes after calling 911 on July 15 to report a sexual assault she feared was happening in an alleyway behind her house.

Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor sits on a wall outside in plain clothes smiling into the camera.
PHOTO: Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor is yet to speak to authorities about what happened that night. (Star Tribune: City of Minneapolis)
In a letter published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Lieutenant Bob Kroll questioned the "lack of professionalism" and objectivity of the top prosecutor, Attorney Mike Freeman, who is considering a murder charge against Mr Noor.

Lieutenant Kroll's letter was published in response to comments made by Mr Freeman at a recent Minneapolis town hall meeting.

At the meeting, Mr Freeman was pressed by local residents as to why Mr Noor was not sitting in a jail "as a civilian would be" after a deadly shooting.

Mr Freeman told the group he could not say much regarding the case but that the shooting should not have occurred.

"I'm saddened by the death of this fine young woman," Mr Freeman said.

"It didn't have to happen. It shouldn't have happened."

Lieutenant Kroll said Mr Freeman's comments at the meeting demonstrated, "he is focusing on the status of the person lost rather than the events leading to a tragic loss".

"This comment breaks with the imperative that fairness cross all socio-economic boundaries," Lieutenant Kroll said.

"Police officers already had reason to worry about their safety. Now they must wonder if they'll be treated with fairness by prosecutors.

"We want an assurance that Noor will not be charged simply on the basis of Damond's status as a fine young woman in a nice neighbourhood.

"The status of the deceased as a fine young woman, while true, is not and should not be part of an objective decision to charge anyone with a crime."
Take a look at what people had to say about this issue in the comments.
Union boss' history of controversial comments

It is not the first occasion Lieutenant Kroll has raised concerns over the treatment of officers and spoken in defence of those who have used deadly force.

"Everybody now seems to know how to do our job better than us," he told the Star Tribune in 2015, following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis man Jamar Clark.

What are the rules for Australian police?


Are police in Australia required to wear body cameras and if so, do they have to turn them on? Triple J looks at the rules in each state and territory.
While in 2016, at a press conference about Clark's shooting, Lieutenant Kroll called the Black Lives Matter movement a "terrorist organisation".

"I don't see Black Lives Matter as a voice for the black community in Minneapolis," he said.
Don Damond released a statement, shortly after state investigators announced they had finished investigating Ms Damond's death.

"We trust that the Hennepin County Attorney's determination will be based on an astute assessment of the facts," Ms Damond's family said.

Mr Noor has not been detained over the shooting and is yet to speak to authorities about what happened that night.

Mr Freeman is expected to decide on charges before the end of the year.

[Gasser64]

Hang him then drop the corpse onto a pirate boat

[Broncojohnny]

Lieutenant Kroll is a worthless asshole who would be criticizing the victim in a heartbeat if he thought he could do it without getting crucified in the media. This is absolutely nothing like any of the cases he mentions beyond the fact that the police shot someone.

[davbrucas]

If I was her fiancé and that skinny wasn't put in jail, he'd be a dead motherfucker.


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[Craizie]

If I was her fiancé and that skinny wasn't put in jail, he'd be a dead motherfucker.


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Thats no shit.

[jefehbk]

The pro black anti cop people will probably lose their collective minds if the cop is convicted.

[SS Junk]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/20/officer-who-fatally-shot-justine-damond-turns-himself-in-charges-pending.html

The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in July was charged with murder Tuesday after he turned himself in when a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Officer Mohamed Noor turned himself in on Tuesday in connection to the 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. his attorney confirmed.

noor
Minnesota Police Officer Mohamed Noor has been charged in the fatal shooting of Justin Damond. (MPD)

The criminal complaint remained sealed by midday Tuesday, but according to the jail roster Noor was booked on a third-degree murder charge for perpetrating an eminently dangerous act while showing a "depraved mind." The second-degree manslaughter charge alleges he acted with "culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk."

Damond was shot July 15, minutes after calling 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. The 40-year-old life coach’s death drew international attention, cost the police chief her job and forced major revisions to the department’s policy on body cameras.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was scheduled to discuss charges Tuesday afternoon.

Noor, a 32-year-old Somali-American, has not talked publicly about the case and declined to be interviewed by state investigators.

In a statement Tuesday, Damond's family praised the charges, calling them "one step toward justice."

"No charges can bring our Justine back. However, justice demands accountability for those responsible for recklessly killing the fellow citizens they are sworn to protect, and today's actions reflect that," the statement said.

A policeman who was with Noor at the time of the shooting, Matthew Harrity, told investigators that he was startled by a loud noise right before Damond approached the driver's side window of their police SUV. Harrity, who was driving, said Noor then fired his weapon from the passenger seat. Damond died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The officers did not turn on their body cameras until after the shooting, and there was no squad camera video of the incident.

Chief Janee Harteau is not standing behind Officer Mohammed Noor; Mike Tobin reports from ChicagoVideo
Minneapolis police chief: Justine Damond didn't have to die
The lack of video was widely criticized, and Damond's family members were among the many people who called for changes in procedure, including how often officers are required to turn on their cameras.

The shooting also prompted questions about the training of Noor, a two-year veteran and Somali-American whose arrival on the force had been celebrated by city leaders and Minnesota's large Somali community. Noor, 32, had trained in business and economics and worked in property management before becoming an officer.

Then-Chief Janee Harteau defended Noor's training and said he was suited to be on the street, even as she criticized the shooting itself. But Harteau — who was on vacation when the shooting happened and didn't make her first public appearance until several days after the shooting — was forced out soon after by Mayor Betsy Hodges, who said she had lost confidence in the chief.

Harteau's replacement, Medaria Arradondo, quickly announced a policy change requiring officers to turn on their body cameras in responding to any call or traffic stop.

If convicted of third-degree murder, Noor could face a maximum of 25 years in prison, though the presumptive sentence is 12 ½ years. A judge could issue a sentence ranging from about 10 ½ to 15 years.

The second-degree manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, but the presumptive sentence is four years.

Jail records show he’s being held on $500,000 bail.

[TX_92_Notch]

Excellent... now to see if justice actually prevails or if this is a dog and pony show.

[fitzwell]

Excellent... now to see if justice actually prevails or if this is a dog and pony show.

My money is on dog & pony show. Acquittal victory party to be held in the part of Minneapolis called "Little Mogadishu"

[TX_92_Notch]

My money is on dog & pony show. Acquittal victory party to be held in the part of Minneapolis called "Little Mogadishu"

And the police headquarters...