Australian woman visiting the US calls 911 for noise complaint, gets the bullets instead

[D. Morgan]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/personnel-records-minnesota-officer-shot-woman-48824605

Warrant: Woman 'slapped' squad car before police shooting in Minneapolis

A woman approached the back of a Minneapolis police car and "slapped" it shortly before an Australian woman was shot and killed by an officer, according to a search warrant filed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

The search warrant obtained by Minnesota Public Radio doesn't specifically say that the woman was Justine Damond, but: "Upon police arrival, a female 'slaps' the back of the patrol squad ... After that, it is unknown to BCA agents what exactly happened, but the female became deceased in the alley."

News of the warrant came hours after personnel records for the officer who fatally shot Damond were publicly released Monday. The records provided some detail about the training courses the officer took but no insight into his performance on the job.

The records show Officer Mohamed Noor was hired as a cadet in March 2015. In September of that year, he received a letter saying he passed his Peace Officer Licensing Examination and was eligible to become a licensed, sworn officer.

The records also show Noor took multiple training courses, including recent in-service training about active shooter situations during the Super Bowl, which will be held in Minneapolis next year. His file also says he passed all of his annual semi-automatic, handgun and shotgun qualifications, but there are no additional details about how he performed.

Noor is on paid leave after he killed Damond, a 40-year-old spiritual teacher who was engaged to be married, on July 15 after she called 911 twice to report a possible rape.

Noor, who was in the passenger seat of a squad car, shot across his partner in the driver's seat and hit Damond. His partner told authorities that he was startled by a loud noise shortly before Damond appeared at the police vehicle.

The search warrant did not say whether the slap was the loud noise Noor's partner described, MPR reported.

State authorities are investigating potential criminal charges. Noor also faces an internal use of force investigation.

Noor was one of several Somali-Americans hired by the department in recent years as part of the city's public effort to diversify so it better reflects the city.

Questions about police training were raised after details about the shooting were released. Last week, then-police Chief Janee Harteau criticized Noor's actions but defended his training, saying: "This officer completed that training very well. He was very suited to be on the street."

Harteau resigned Friday at the request of the mayor.

Minnesota is the only state that requires police officers to have at least a two-year degree, though many departments prefer four-year degrees. People who want to be officers either learn law enforcement degrees, or, if they have four-year degrees in other subjects like Noor, they can complete a certificate program.

Noor got a degree in economics and business administration before applying to become a police officer.

The records released Monday don't list any awards or commendations for Noor. Records previously released show he had three complaints against him, including one that was dismissed with no discipline and two that are pending.

The records also show that Noor got a raise in September and is earning more than $28 an hour.

Damn.. That must've been one hard ass slap to back that pig car...

 

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http://www.kare11.com/news/mpls-police-change-body-cam-policy/459633961

Mpls. Police change body cam policy

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis Police will make fundamental changes in the department's body camera policy in the wake of an officer-involved shooting that is drawing worldwide scrutiny.

Interim Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Wednesday that beginning this weekend, every officer on the force will be required to immediately activate their body camera each time they are dispatched on an event, or when they initiate an interaction with someone they encounter.

"What good is a camera when it is not being used when it is needed the most?" Arradondo asked.

Situations in which body cameras MUST be activated include:

• Any contact involving allegations of criminal activity, including contact with reporting person, victim, suspect or witness.
  
• Suspicious person stops
  
• Vehicle pursuits
  
• Any search of person, vehicles or buildings
  
• When advising person of Miranda rights
  
• Any use of force situation
  
• Tactical or forced entries
  

Arradondo says the policy change takes effect this Saturday. Arradondo said the department has purchased 'auto-activation' technology that is being installed in squad cars, which will automatically turn on the body cameras of officers inside the vehicle when lights and sirens are activated.

The new policy also clarifies the disciplinary range for officers who don't activate their body cameras. Sanctions can range from a 10-day suspension to termination.

The changes come in the wake of the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Justine Damond by an officer responding to her 911 call of a possible sexual assault taking place. Officer Mohamed Noor shot Damond as she approached the window of his partner, but there was no video record of the event because both Noor and his Partner failed to turn on their body cameras.

“It has been a tough 10 days,” said Mayor Betsy Hodges, referring to the fallout from Damond's shooting. “One of the toughest things all of us in Minneapolis have had to face -- after all the time, money, and energy put into making sure that body cameras were in place -- we didn’t have body camera footage in an incident where it mattered a great deal. These changes are what we can do today given current law and existing technology.”

"We are not passing judgment on a single officer, nor are we looking at a single event," Arradondo insisted. "We are responding to our communities and to recent ongoing assessment."

The chief told reporters that while the department's full rollout of the body camera program happened just eight months ago, the process of changing and enhancing the program has been ongoing. Supervisors are being trained in how to audit and evaluate the camera use of their officers, and are finding that some are activating the cameras frequently, while others are barely using them at all.

"The point is the cameras give everyone a clearer picture of an event," Arradondo added. "We want our body cameras to accurately depict an event no matter what the circumstances are, for the sake of our officers and for the sake of our community."

Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, made the following statement Wednesday:

“The rapid changes to the body camera policy initiated at the direction of Mayor Hodges are a knee-jerk reaction and politically motivated.

The Federation worked collectively with the administration for a long period of time to develop our existing policy. The modifications of the policy should undergo the same process and not be rushed by political influence.

The death of Justine Damon was a terrible tragedy, however the officers were in compliance with existing body camera policy usage at the time.

Changes need to be carefully examined and made collectively by the administration and the federation.

The upcoming changes will result in a much larger amount of data stored which is meaningless while officers are in route to a call. Officers tactics discussed with one another while responding to a call should not be publicly disseminated. Only the interactions taken at the call should be recorded. The policy should change activation to arrival rather than upon dispatch.

Discipline for noncompliance is vague and ambiguous.

We need to leave politics out of policing."

 

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http://www.startribune.com/will-off...ent-on-the-justine-damond-shooting/436781813/

Will officer Mohamed Noor ever have to give a statement on the Justine Damond shooting?

High court ruling means internal affairs interview not useful for criminal trial.

Mohamed Noor has a constitutional right not to talk with anyone pursuing potential criminal charges in the shooting death of Justine Damond on July 15.

But he'll still likely have to talk with investigators.

If the Minneapolis Police Department opens an internal investigation into the shooting, the law requires him to talk if he wants to keep his job. But even if he does that, what he says to internal affairs can never be used in a criminal case.

"That's the trade-off the Supreme Court made," said Twin Cities employment attorney Marshall Tanick.

Tanick is referring to a 1967 ruling, Garrity vs. New Jersey, involving police in the Garden State accused of corruption. When the officers were questioned, they were told they could invoke their constitutional right not to talk, but if they stayed silent, they'd be fired. Prosecutors later used their statements to convict them.

The officers appealed, with the U.S. Supreme Court saying anything that public employees say as part of an internal investigation cannot be used in a criminal case.

"The Supreme Court wanted to encourage people to talk," Tanick said.

In Minnesota, public employees under internal investigation are now read a Garrity Warning, which says that though they are not legally required to say anything, their employer requires it. If an employee doesn't cooperate, or fails to tell the truth, they could get fired.

But the statement makes clear that any information gathered during an interview can't be used in a criminal case.

"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.

Any use of information provided to internal investigators could derail a criminal case. Defense attorneys for two Minneapolis police officers charged with felony crimes unrelated to the Damond shooting are trying to use the Supreme Court's Garrity decision to help their clients.

For Christopher Reiter, who faces a felony third-degree assault charge for allegedly kicking a man in the face in May 2016, his attorney is arguing that police and prosecutors used information from Reiter's internal affairs interviews to help the criminal case. Reiter wants a hearing that could see the charges get dismissed.

Efrem Hamilton wants the Hennepin County attorney's office tossed from his case as he faces felony assault charges for allegedly shooting at a car. In May, his attorney filed a motion arguing that prosecutors used internal information gathered as part of their case.

Judges for both cases have not ruled on the motions.

It's worth noting that Garrity rights do not apply to private companies and employees. The constitution only protects people from the actions of government, said Don Taylor, a labor professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Garrity rights, Taylor said, are "a manifestation of the [U.S. Constitution's] Fifth Amendment rights that everybody has that you can't be compelled to incriminate yourself."

 

[Will Munny]

The death of Justine Damon was a terrible tragedy, however the officers were in compliance with existing body camera policy usage at the time.

God bob kroll is a dipshit. They were in compliance and the body cameras didn't capture shit, that's the whole reason the policy is being changed.

 

[Will Munny]

What I don't get it how this Noor guy still hasn't made a statement and still hasn't talked to police. There's an IA investigation going on that he will need to talk for, but whatever he says in that can't be used against him criminally.

I just don't understand how if me, Will Munny, could shoot someone, I couldn't just chill somewhere and plead the 5th the whole time and not be in a jail cell.

I don't understand how the police themselves don't have enough information to try charge him with negligent manslaughter or not.

 

[skpjr78]

What I don't get it how this Noor guy still hasn't made a statement and still hasn't talked to police. There's an IA investigation going on that he will need to talk for, but whatever he says in that can't be used against him criminally.

I just don't understand how if me, Will Munny, could shoot someone, I couldn't just chill somewhere and plead the 5th the whole time and not be in a jail cell.

I don't understand how the police themselves don't have enough information to try charge him with negligent manslaughter or not.

B/c the law and all of these ridiculous legal maneuvers on display were created to protect WHITE police officers who murdered black and brown citizens in cold blood. The racist bigots who wrote and passed these bullshit laws never intended for them to be used by BLACK, ISLAMIC, IMMIGRANT cops who murdered WHITE women in cold blood. This is just another example of white people getting bit in the ass by their own hypocrisy. Fuck 'em. You reap what you sow.

 

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http://m.startribune.com/bca-gets-w...r-s-harrity-s-phones/439701333/?section=local

BCA gets warrant to examine phones of police involved in fatal shooting of Justine Damond

State investigators obtained a search warrant to examine the iPhones of the two Minneapolis Officers officers involved in the shooting on Justine Damond, according to records released Thursday.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had already voluntarily obtained the cellphones of Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity, but after reviewing their investigation with the Hennepin County attorney’s office, “they requested that the BCA obtain telephone data from both Officer Harrity and Officer Noor’s department issued phones,” according to a BCA agent who applied for the warrant.

Examining the cellphones, “may more clearly define the actions of Officers Noor and Harrity both before and post shooting,” the BCA said.

The warrant also reveals that Noor, who is accused of shooting and killing Damond, has still not provided a statement to BCA investigators. Harrity has spoken to the BCA.

The requested data “may contain information not yet provided” as part of the investigation, the BCA wrote.

A warrant obtained by the BCA last week said that Minneapolis police command staff voluntarily provided to investigators body camera videos, the patrol vehicle involved in the shooting, audio of 911 calls and police radio traffic and the officers’ iPhones. The officers involved in the shooting had not turned on their body cameras, but other officers who responded afterward were wearing them.

A spokesman for Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Wednesday that it is not known when the BCA will turn its investigation over to prosecutors. The office did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.

Damond, 40, a native of Australia who was engaged to be married, was shot and killed July 15 by Noor when she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her Fulton neighborhood home.

A previously released search warrant said that a woman “slapped” the back of the patrol vehicle before Noor fired from the passenger seat across his partner, striking and killing Damond. The death of Damond, who moved to Minneapolis about two years ago, has attracted international attention and led to the resignation of Police Chief Janeé Harteau.

 

[rickmogul]

Hunkie dun died off. Ain't nobody even stunting this CAC no mo. Hunkies don't even C they can get too and be yesterday's news. John Travolta Broken Arrow: " Ain't it cool?"

 

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http://www.startribune.com/citing-p...arge-in-damond-killing-months-away/442033993/

Citing pressure to charge now, Freeman says decision in Damond killing months away

Citing pressure to file charges, County Attorney Mike Freeman said he's following procedure.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Monday he should decide by the end of the year whether to file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond last month.

"We have received some e-mails and phone calls from members of the community demanding that we charge the officer immediately and ascribing all kinds of nefarious reasons as to why we haven't done so," he said in a statement. "The truth is, we are following the same procedure we have with the three previous officer-involved shootings."

Freeman added he does not know how long the investigation and review will take but that four to six months is normal in such cases.

"I fully expect a decision in this case before the end of 2017," he said.

In an interview, Freeman used the November 2015 fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis to illustrate a time line for similar shootings.

"Jamar Clark was shot on November 15, I got the case around February 15, four months later, and I declined to charge it six weeks later," he said. "Damond was killed less than two months ago, so that isn't half the time it took for Jamar Clark."

Freeman emphasized that he especially wants to take his time in high-profile cases.

He then pointed to the time taken by John Choi, his counterpart in Ramsey County, and how he handled the case against the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in July 2016.

"Choi did his in the same time that I did Jamar Clark," Freeman said. That officer, charged with manslaughter and other counts, was acquitted by a jury.

The death of Damond, 40, a native of Australia who was engaged to be married, drew international attention after Officer Mohamed Noor shot and killed her on July 15. She had called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her southwest Minneapolis home.

Looking ahead to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's investigation of the Damond shooting, Freeman said, "If they get it to us anytime in the month of September, I think that's an expedited process."

Freeman added that he would send it back to the BCA if the case isn't "done thoroughly."

Growing impatience

After reading Freeman's statement, Jason Sole, president of the Minneapolis NAACP, said the case is taking too long.

Whenever the public is asked to be patient, "that never equals justice. ... He only put out the statement to appease the community. … But we are not pleased. Charge the officer," he said.

A longtime critic of police actions in Minneapolis said she understands the need for a thorough investigation but does not understand why a charging decision has yet to be made.

"We want a good investigation and a good prosecuting decision," said Michelle Gross, president of Communities United Against Police Brutality.

"At the same time, they don't seem to take nearly this long in cases in which a community member is shooting someone," she said. "I think there's no question that the prosecutor's office and the BCA both attempt to give police officers as much benefit of the doubt as possible."

The practice in Hennepin County had been for a grand jury to decide whether officers would be charged in these types of cases.

Freeman broke with that precedent starting with Clark's death, and he continues to have his office decide whether to charge.

In Clark's case, the two officers involved were not prosecuted.

"We will follow that practice in this case," Freeman said in his statement. "So, once the file is turned over to our office, I will thoroughly review the investigation with several of our most senior prosecutors and make a decision."

 

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http://www.startribune.com/freeman-answers-questions-in-damond-shooting/443607803/

Officer should not have shot Damond, County Attorney Mike Freeman says

Neighbors pressed the Hennepin County attorney about police, investigators' handling of the police shooting during a Minneapolis neighborhood forum Sunday.

Minneapolis residents questioned Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Sunday afternoon about the police shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, including why officer Mohamed Noor wasn’t sitting in jail as a civilian would be after a deadly shooting.

“I don’t understand where this double standard comes from,” said Todd Schuman, who lives a block from the Damond home. “It’s infuriating to us.”

Freeman said he couldn’t answer the question because he hadn’t thought about it “quite that way” before.

Damond, 40, a native of Australia who was engaged to be married, was killed July 15 when she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her Fulton neighborhood home. Noor fired at her as she approached the squad car he was riding in.

Since then, her friends and neighbors have demanded information about the investigation, which is being conducted by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Their tones ranging from angry to curious, about 50 southwest Minneapolis residents gathered in a park building to talk with Freeman and Linea Palmisano, the Minneapolis City Council member representing the 13th Ward. The event was one of a series of neighborhood forums regularly held by Palmisano.

Freeman told the group that he couldn’t say much about the Damond case specifically, especially regarding evidence collected.

But Damond’s shooting shouldn’t have happened, Freeman said.

“I’m saddened by the death of this fine young woman,” Freeman said. “It didn’t have to happen. It shouldn’t have happened.”

His job is to determine whether Noor has done something criminal, Freeman said, and whether there is enough admissible evidence to support a charge.

Residents also asked what the BCA was looking for at the Damond home when they searched it the morning after the killing; some people saw it as invasive and unnecessary.

Palmisano said she had received that question several times. Sometimes police are just eliminating possibilities of what could have happened, she said.

Freeman commented: “I really can’t answer that. There will be an answer down the road.”

Several times, Freeman referred to other high-profile officer-involved shootings, like the Jamar Clark case in Minneapolis and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, as examples of how things might proceed.

In a surprise, Freeman shared his thoughts on the outcome of the Castile case, which ended in officer Jeronimo Yanez’s acquittal three months ago.

“That jury was wrong,” Freeman said, adding that Yanez was a good cop who panicked.

Freeman also used the Jamar Clark case for context. It took six months to make a charging decision in the case of Clark, who was shot in north Minneapolis in November 2015. Freeman said that, in the end, he couldn’t charge the two police officers in Clark’s death. That decision spawned months of protests and continues to be a sore spot.

The decision of whether to charge Noor will likely be made by the end of the year, Freeman said.

Residents also asked questions about body cameras, which weren’t on during the Damond shooting, and how residents could become more involved and make changes in the system.

Several expressed general frustration with law enforcement. “The police have lost our faith completely,” said Mindy Barry, Damond’s neighbor. “In our mind, true justice in this case is police reform.”

One man thanked Freeman “for being here and being vulnerable.”

The BCA is still investigating the Damond case, Freeman said.

“We will spare no time and no expense trying to learn everything that occurred,” he said. “People have been pushing me … I ain’t going to be pushed.”

 

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http://www.startribune.com/bca-fini...n-hands-it-over-to-county-attorney/443961573/

BCA finishes Damond investigation, hands it over to county attorney

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has said he anticipates making a decision by the end of the year.

State authorities have completed their investigation into the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond this summer in a Minneapolis alley by a police officer and turned the case over to the Hennepin County attorney's office for consideration of charges.

The handing off of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's findings was announced Tuesday morning.

"As it has throughout this investigation, the BCA will continue to work with the county attorney as needed to provide any additional information" to prosecutors, the state Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

In a statement issued moments after the transfer of the case was announced, the county attorney's office released a statement of its own, saying, "We appreciate the hard work the BCA has put into investigating the July 15th shooting. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and several senior prosecutors will now carefully review the case file to determine what, if any, charges might be brought."

The statement said that neither Freeman nor anyone associated with his office will have more to say about the case for the time being.

Damond, 40, a native of Australia and engaged to be married, called police late at night about noises behind her Fulton neighborhood home on Washburn Avenue S. that she suspected might be a sexual assault.

One of the two responding officers, Mohamed Noor, fired at her as she approached the squad car he was riding in. Noor has been on paid leave since the shooting.

Damond's relatives have indicated that her family is seeking changes to body camera policy and officer training, as well as swift discipline for Noor.

"The BCA has concluded its investigation, but the wait continues for Justine's family and me," Don Damond, Justine Damond's fiancé, said in a statement Tuesday. "We want to see justice for Justine, and hope that the Hennepin County Attorney will act swiftly to review the findings and determine charges."

Freeman, speaking at a forum of neighborhood residents on Sunday, said that the shooting didn't have to happen.

"I'm saddened by the death of this fine young woman," Freeman said to the gathering of about 50 residents. "It didn't have to happen. It shouldn't have happened."

He has said that he will decide whether charges will be filed, again breaking with the longtime tradition of having that task handled by a grand jury. He said Sunday he expects to decide by the end of the year.

 

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http://www.startribune.com/freeman-...officer-in-justine-damond-shooting/464211313/

Freeman to activists: No evidence to prosecute officer in Justine Damond shooting

Hennepin County attorney says investigators "haven't done their job"

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Wednesday that he does not yet have the evidence to file charges against a Minneapolis police officer in the shooting death of Justine Damond, blaming a lack of evidence and investigators in the case that “haven’t done their job.”

Freeman made the candid comments during a union event after being confronted by activists, who recorded the interaction. They asked Freeman why it has taken so long for him to announce a charging decision on whether officer Mohamed Noor was justified in shooting and killing Damond on July 15.

“Fair question. I’ve got to have the evidence, and I don’t have it yet,” Freeman responded. “Let me just say it’s not my fault. So if it isn’t my fault, who didn’t do their job? Investigators. They don’t work for me. They haven’t done their job.”

Freeman said coming to a decision “is the big present I want under the Christmas tree.”

Damond’s family is “deeply distressed and unhappy” following Freeman’s remarks, said Bob Bennett, the attorney representing the family.

“We expected a quality investigation that would be fair, complete and accurate, and apparently that hasn’t happened,” Bennett said.

Noor’s attorney, Thomas Plunkett, said he was concerned by Freeman’s comments.

“No lawyer wants their client placed under a Christmas tree as a present to a vocal segment of the community. That said, this case is about an officer that followed procedure and training. This lead to the death of a very fine person which is a horrible tragedy, but not a crime.” Plunkett said.

“Investigators gather evidence, they don’t create it. That is their job,” he added. “I am concerned by any supplemental investigation — especially if it is directly overseen and influenced by the County Attorney.”

The video was made by union members who were also members of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, a group formed after the November 2015 death of Jamar Clark, who was shot and killed during a struggle with two Minneapolis police officers. Sam Sanchez, who was part of the group that made the video, said Freeman was not told he was being recorded. The group posted the video on its Facebook page Wednesday night.

Asked how investigators failed to do their job, Freeman responded via e-mail: “Good questions and I respect you asking them. We are working very hard to complete our review of the facts provide in the investigation to date and to assist in helping to complete the investigation.”

Noor shot and killed Damond on July 15, after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault outside of her south Minneapolis home. Noor and his partner, Matthew Harrity, responded to the call. When she approached the squad vehicle Noor was riding in, he shot across Harrity in the driver’s seat, striking Damond in the abdomen.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which investigated the shooting turned over the case to Freeman for charging consideration on Sept. 12.

Freeman has said repeatedly he would make a decision on whether to charge Noor by the end of the year. But during a news conference on Tuesday he softened that stance, saying it was now “the goal” to make a decision by the end of the year. Otherwise, he has remained publicly silent on the case.

In the six-minute video, the activists approach Freeman at the public event. After Freeman made the comments about not having the evidence to charge Noor and blaming investigators for not doing their job, one man said “I don’t understand why this seems to be such a hard thing.”

“Fair question,” Freeman responded. “I have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the moment he shot the gun he feared for his life, and he used force because he thought he was gonna be killed. But he won’t answer my questions … I can’t talk to her because she’s gone, and the other cop just gave us [expletive]. So guess what, I’ve gotta figure out angles of the shot, gun residues, reckless use of force experts …”

“But if you look at this, here’s a nice lady who hears something bad outside, she calls the cops, they don’t come, she calls again, they drive up in her alley, and she comes out in her jammies and she’s killed by a cop. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Can I prove that the cop shot her? I could have done that the first day.”

Freeman told the group that before he charges anyone he has to have “sufficient admissible evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.”

“Would you like me to charge your friend just because I think maybe he did it, and let a jury decide? … I’m ruining his life by doing [that].”

“That’s just how the justice system works,” one of the activists responded. “You do it to innocent poor people all the time Mike, so why is it so difficult when it’s a police officer?”

“I have to follow the law,” Freeman said. “We’ll get it done, OK?”

Freeman then thanked the group, but said he would continue to seek more evidence.

“I’m not going to make it worse by just doing a knee-jerk charge and seeing what the jury decides, no no,” he said. “I have to know what happened before I can charge. And that’s when I’m doing my job. And thanks for having some patience. Trust me, nobody wants it done more than me. That’s the big present I want under the Christmas tree.”

BCA spokesperson Jill Oliveira declined to address Freeman’s comments, saying only that the agency “continues to work with that office regarding this ongoing investigation ... the collaboration between prosecutors and investigators as a case file is reviewed under the statutes is a typical part of the review process.”

Sanchez, one of the activists who made the video, said several politicians attend the annual union holiday event to seek support for their campaigns. Freeman is up for re-election next year.

“If he needs our help, he needs to be held accountable,” Sanchez said.

 

[Will Munny]

“Let me just say it’s not my fault. So if it isn’t my fault, who didn’t do their job? Investigators. They don’t work for me. They haven’t done their job.”

That’s pretty damning coming from the DA.

I really don’t get how it’s possible to shoot someone, and there not be enough evidence to at the very least bring about a some kind of negligent discharge of weapon charge against him. Like there’s a dead person and him holding the gun... what other evidence is needed?

I really think waiting is the wrong choice, it lets people stew on all these bad ideas like “he killed her because she was a white woman in yoga pants”

 

[skpjr78]

Gelatins 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.