The shooting of Justine Damond by Mohamed Noor should have been the occasion for a wholesale nationwide reevaluation of the idea that police officers should be hired and kept on the force on the basis of their race and religion, not on the basis of merit. Not only has that not happened, but instead, Janee […]
Minneapolis: Muslim cop who shot unarmed woman was fast-tracked onto police force
Mohamed Noor was a symbol of everything that Minneapolis officials valued most. They could point to him and say: See? We are not “Islamophobic.” We celebrate diversity. We love our Somali Muslim community, and when they see how they are loved, they will end all jihad activity, because violent jihad is just a reaction to […]
Minneapolis police chief resigns over Muslim cop’s shooting of unarmed woman
“The recent incidents do not reflect the training and procedures we’ve developed as a Department. Despite the MPD’s many accomplishments under my leadership over these years and my love for the City, I have to put the communities we serve first. I’ve decided I am willing to step aside to let a fresh set of […]
Minneapolis police chief: Muslim cop who killed unarmed woman “very suited to be on the street”
“This officer completed that training very well, he was very suited to be on the street,” said Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau. But this doesn’t seem to be true. His neighbor, Chris Miller, says: “He is extremely nervous … he is a little jumpy … he doesn’t really respect women, the least thing you say […]