Meanwhile, in her statement saying she asked Police Chief Janee Harteau to resign, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said: “For us to continue to transform policing — and community trust in policing — we need new leadership at MPD.”
We need more than that. We need an apology from Betsy Hodges (and her resignation as well) for allowing the Minneapolis police force to hire based on ethnicity and religion rather than competence. Mohamed Noor was only a police officer to keep the Minneapolis police department from being tarred with “Islamophobia” charges. This must end, before more people get killed.
“Witness who rode past the scene where bride-to-be Justine Damond was shot dead by a rogue U.S. cop ‘caught the incident on camera,'” by Valerie Edwards and Sam Duncan, Daily Mail Australia, July 22, 2017:
A witness on a bicycle may have vital video evidence of the fatal shooting which left Australian woman Justine Damond dead on a Minneapolis street.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) investigators have spoken to a person who bicycled past the scene and may have recorded a video.
‘This individual was seen bicycling eastbound on West 51st Street immediately before the shooting and stopped at the scene and watched as the officers provided medical assistance to Justine Ruszczyk,’ said the BCA in a statement.
A source in possession of direct knowledge of the investigation confirms the witness caught part of the fatal encounter on video, the Star Tribune reported.
Mohamed Noor, the police officer who fired the fatal shots, is yet to break his silence.
‘Officer Noor’s attorney has not provided any update about when, if ever, an interview would be possible,’ the BCA said.
‘Under the law, the BCA cannot compel the testimony of the officer.’…
Earlier on Friday, Mayor Hodges issued a statement immediately after Harteau resigned, saying she asked for the chief to step down.
‘As far as we have come, I’ve lost confidence in the Chief’s ability to lead us further – and from the many conversations I’ve had with people around our city, especially this week, it is clear that she has lost the confidence of the people of Minneapolis as well,’ Hodges said.
‘For us to continue to transform policing — and community trust in policing — we need new leadership at MPD,’ the statement read.
‘In conversation with the Chief today, she and I agreed that she would step aside to make way for new leadership. I asked Chief Harteau for her resignation, she tendered it, and I have accepted it,’ Hodges said.
The mayor also announced her nomination for the new police chief.
‘I will nominate current Assistant Chief Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo as Minneapolis’ next Police Chief,’ she said….
Steve Klein says
I don’t know if any cable news channel has done any in depth study or reporting on this important story. I was watching Tucker Carlson last night. He only mentioned this news story in passing. No segment. “Sad.”
Krazy Kafir says
What about the partner? How come we haven’t heard from him? Has he not make a statement?
Steve Klein says
Maybe he does not want to lose his job? Or be called a racist?
Doghouse Riley says
It was reported that he did talk to investigators, but they won’t say anything about his statement. No surprise.
Daniel Triplett says
The partner is the one who made the bullshit “We heard a loud threatening noise just prior to Noor firing the shots” lie.
Blue Wall of Silence. They’re all liars. I don’t trust any of them.
It’s not a Black/White thing. It’s not even a Muslim thing (although this case may be). By and large, its simply a cop thing…Institutionalized dishonor and cover-up for criminal police misconduct across America.
As I’ve said, Circuit Court Judges and District Attorneys are elected in America. Their reelection campaigns are funded exclusively by police unions. So, cops own the Judge and DA. Therefore, DAs do whatever it takes to protect cops, suppressing all inculpatory evidence to their guilt. This is the main problem. Judges and DAs shouldn’t be elected, and if they are elected, police should be forbidden from contributing to their election campaigns: It’s bribery.
Manual Paleologos says
I’m pretty confident he made a statement to BCA. But he would be a fool to make a public statement. I’m sure his lawyer has advised him to lie low.
Richard says
BCA may not be able to compel his testimony but he sure can be suspended w/o pay, investigated again for the 2 open complaints and dismissed for substandard performance. Better, send him and his family back to Somalia, he can shoot all of the women there he wants and probably get a medal for it.
DiMu says
Yesterday hundreds of people demonstrated in Minneapollis holding ‘Justice for Justine’ placards. Not one of the placards, as far as I can tell, mentioned Political Correctness as the cause of her death. But many mentioned Police Brutality. So it was the usual Left-wing Democrat cop-bashing mantra.
Michelle Bachman was accused of stirring up racial hatred by her pithy comment that Noor was an ‘affirmative-action hire by the hijab-wearing mayor of Minneapolis’.” Spot on! The lesbian police chief (yes, this is the land of loons after all) has been forced to resign. So now her deputy by the name of Arradondo (black naturally) will take over for now.
It is Democrat PC hiring policies which has killed Justine. They run the city and they are to blame!
Tom Saunders says
Harteau was forced to resign because her presser on the shooting wasn’t a sufficiently full-throated refutation of the affirmative action meme, nor did it adequately recognise the certainty of a racist backlash against Mohammedans. In other words it did not adequately advance the socialist agenda.
Never let a crisis go to waste.
Larry says
1) “This must end, before more people get killed.” Or, people need to exercise their right to fight back.
2) ‘Under the law, the BCA cannot compel the testimony of the officer.’ a) Get rid of the a$$hats who voted for this legislation; and, b) change the law.
Sheepdog says
I am not defending Noor in any way, and I believe that he should be fired and indicted for manslaughter. Not making any self-incriminating statements is his right under the 5th amendment to the Constitution…it has nothing to with Minnesota legislation, out of control liberals, or political correctness.
Manual Paleologos says
The law you want to change is the Fifth Amendment. He cannot be compelled to testify. He can, however be fired for not testifying. Somehow, I think that is the least of Noor’s problems.
MasQueNada says
Swedish-Americans and their wacky names!
Weary Warrior says
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Robeaver says
Yet the affirmative action “rules”, and quotas for more diversification did not come from the police chief. Shw was told to do that. From the mayors office or the police Board, of which the mayor, or staff member, would be a part.
The police chief is a scapegoat for failed policy. Not hiring the best candidates, but make sure it is “inclusive”.
See how well that policy works?
Tom Saunders says
Of course he was the best candidate. Non-white and a follower of Mohammed.
To often we operare under the mistaken belief that our priorities or the same as those who supposedly serve us. Hodges doesn’t want what you want. She would rather have a lever of power than a citizenry that feels safe a possesses a sense of stability.
Berengaria says
In Most American Cities, the Elected MAYORS are the Ones who push the Welcome Mat for MUSLIM MIGRANTS! MAYORS have even used “THE POWER OF THE PRESS” to shame Councilmen who have Objected to Muslim OCCUPATION OF AMERICAN CITIES!
The American Citizens are the LAST to be notified that their City is Now A “RELOCATION AREA” for Muslim Distribution throughout their State! It’s ALL POLITICAL, Muslims Vote “D”, so City Officials are very Sensitive to Muslim ARRIVALS!
tgusa says
If you go to Minneapolis don’t make any loud noises or you may get blown away. It is unbelievable and yet there it is. The death cult of leftism acts. Prescription, murder.
Tom Saunders says
The truly ironic thing is that the left May we’ll find itself between a rock and a hard place. Either they admit epic fail in affirmative recruiting or they acknowledge the Black Lives Matters Effect, Noor’s attorneys have already hinted at the latter by stating that their client feared it was “an ambush”.
I notice the nat’l Dem’s are keeping their lips zipped on this one.
gravenimage says
Minneapolis: Witness may have caught Muslim cop’s shooting of unarmed woman on camera
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I hope so.
David says
In the picture, s he wearing gloves while shaking hands? If so, why? Is it part of his uniform?
UNCLE VLADDI says
How and why does policing there need to be fundamentally “transformed!”?
Transformed from what (competency) into what (incompetency) due to criminally negligent white racism and reverse-discrimination “affirmative action” policies?!