I first reported on the police murder of Justine Ruszczyk-Damond back in July of this year. You can read that entry HERE. Brief re-cap: On Saturday July 15th 2017, Damond had called 911 from her home in Minneapolis, MN to report a possible assault. Officers Matthew Harrity and Mohamed Noor were the responding cops. When Damond tried to get their attention, Noor panicked (as any punk-ass cowardly pig would do) and shot Damond once in the stomach. She died at the scene. Damond was a 40 year old White Australian national who had immigrated to the U.S. to be with here American partner, Don Damond. Noor is a 31 year old citizen of Somali decent, who immigrated to the U.S. as a child. In the wake of Damond's murder, a White terrorist hate group has chosen to make the victim their personal martyr. Not because they care soo much about cops who gun down innocent citizens with impunity... but because the cop in this case is Black and the victim is White. It's as straight forward and cynical as that!
Police in Minnesota recently cleared away a so-called "memorial" for Justine Ruszczyk-Damond on Friday December 22nd 2017. The makeshift candle-lit display had been erected outside police headquarters. The stunt was put on by Identity Evropa, a White supremacist terrorist group founded in Northern CA. IE was one of the main organizers behind the infamous and deadly Neo-Nazi/KKK rallies in Charlottesville, VA back in August. Even though IE has claimed responsibility for the "memorial", the individual/s who actually carried out the act of vandalism have yet to be identified. And local authorities don't seem to hard pressed on conducting a proper investigation either, despite the fact that a police station was targeted. Yet another example of how cops let Nazi criminals slide.
Earlier in December prosecutor Mike Freeman, the man handling the Damond murder case, addressed a group of police accountability activists. The group, Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar wanted to know what all the foot-dragging was about, and why officer Noor hadn't been indicted yet. Rather than providing real answers, Freeman instead gave a sad song about how his hands were tied, how investigators weren't doing their job, how Noor was refusing to cooperate, etc... excuses, excuses.
When I first wrote about this incident, I openly theorized that Noor might be swiftly thrown under the bus. After all, female and minority cops find themselves dispensable, as they are commonly tossed aside so that the [greater system] of patriarchy and White supremacy within all police regimes can be upheld. And he may still lose his worthless job over this. But as of the time of this entry, Mohamed Noor still has not been charged in Damond's murder. He still remains employed by the city of Minneapolis, and continues to enjoy his paid time off. Even if Noor does [eventually] get sacked, it seems nearly certain by now that he will never be brought to justice. At some point, the city and county will agree to a multi-million dollar payout to the bereaved family, and everyone will be expected to move on.
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