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Title: Police Claim Damond ‘Ambushed’ Cops-Unarmed in Pajamas-Family Blasts it as ‘Disinformation’
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Free Thought Project/KSTP-TV
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/da ... -family-ambush-disinformation/
Published: Jul 20, 2017
Author: Jack Burns
Post Date: 2017-07-21 06:08:52 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1168
Comments: 13
While the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is still conducting its investigation into Saturday’s fatal shooting of a beloved mother and life coach Justine Damond, sources close to the investigation are now saying Officer Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity believed they were being ambushed. But the attorney for Damond’s family isn’t buying that explanation. Officer Noor shot and killed Damond from the passenger seat of his cruiser, firing over his partner, and through the driver’s side window striking Damond in the abdomen, killing her. To date, neither officer has spoken with the press, and Noor has reportedly refused to speak with BCA investigators. Neither officer’s body camera was recording at the time and the shooting was said not to have been captured by the cruiser’s dashcam — because it was off too. The notion the officers believed they were being ambushed by Damond was quickly rejected by the Damond family’s lawyer, Robert Bennet. “She obviously wasn’t armed, was not a threat to anyone, and nor could she have reasonably perceived to be,” he said. “I think that’s ludicrous,” Bennett said adding, “It’s disinformation … it doesn’t have any basis in fact.” On Wednesday, KTSP reporters would not reveal who it was making the ambush defense claims, but on Thursday, the Associated Press confirmed the person asserting the ambush claim to be Harrity’s lawyer, Fred Bruno. Bruno said for his client to have perceived himself to be caught in an ambush was “certainly reasonable.” “It was only a few weeks ago when a female NYPD cop and mother of twins was executed in her car in a very similar scenario,” Bruno said. The ambush defense appears to be the one lawyers will contend as the justification for shooting an unarmed pajama wearing mother who, herself, called 911. Such a defense would allow both officers to claim they were in “fear for their lives,” but such a claim may not hold up in court if cell phone footage of the incident is presented. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported a bicyclist was passing by at the time of the shooting and captured the entire aftermath, where officers reportedly administered CPR for four minutes. That footage has not yet been made public but it may reveal interesting details about the fateful night in question; the position of the police cruiser, the response by the officers, and any fireworks reported to have been exploding. Also acknowledged, was the fact Officer Noor had his handgun in his lap, out of his holster, and in the cocked and loaded position when Damond knocked on the driver’s side window. While die-hard defenders of police tactics may believe it is perfectly reasonable for an officer to be prepared to shoot at all times, we at The Free Thought Project have expressed the inherent dangers of keeping one’s finger on the trigger. In a recent publication, we detailed one citizen’s concern the public might be at risk if cops keep their guns in their hands while they’re in their vehicle conducting police investigations. Now, it seems, those fears have been realized with the taking of Damond’s life. “Our family thank you for your interest in the story of our beloved Justine, whom we lost so tragically last weekend,” their statement read. “We are still trying to come to terms with this tragedy and we are struggling to understand how and why this could happen. These are very early days and the family, in Australia and in the USA are devastated by our loss. “We are in constant contact with the Australian Government, and representatives of the US Government and Minnesota State authorities. We want to see the investigation come to a conclusion, as soon as possible, so we have some resolution to the tragedy. “All we want to do is bring Justine home to Australia to farewell her in her hometown among family and friends. In the meantime, we ask that you give us time to grieve in private and to support each other at this very difficult time. “We will be in touch with you as soon as we feel, as a family, that the time is right to have further discussions with you. Again, we thank you for respecting our privacy.”“The person who called 911 was shot in her pajamas.”
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
I agree. Was the cop keeping his finger on the trigger?
Don't they carry cocked and loaded? So basically it can be reported that, "Officer Noor had his handgun in his lap", and we can eliminate the redundant "out of his holster" and "cocked and loaded" rhetoric.
Obviously - he heard a noise, "feared for his life", pissed his pants and then shot and killed an unarmed woman in her pajamas who had called 911 to report an assault. Only in misterwhite Bizarro World is that considered appropriate action by a cop. Now the coward(s) claim they were ambushed. By an unarmed woman in pajamas. Trying to spin this as "good cop kills dirtbag"? You sicken me. We read these stories all the time. A homeowner calls 911 and reports someone is in his backyard. Then he grabs his gun to go looking for the guy in his backyard. The cops show up. You know what happens next. Are you going to blame the cops for the out-and-out stupidity of others? I guess so, since no one takes personal responsibility for their ill-conceived actions anymore.
Nope. Just sayin' this is what happens when citizens assassinate cops in their cars. The cops tend to get defensive.
So if she was an armed woman in her pajamas who had called 911 to report an assault, it would be OK to kill her?
The woman was UNARMED, in her pajamas. Your cop-sucking has reached an all-time low. The cop heard a noise, feared for his life and murdered her. Noor shot Ms Damond, who had phoned police to report a possible sexual assault, once in the abdomen and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The police officer who killed an Australian woman who approached his car in her pyjamas has explained what caused him to shoot. Officer Mohamed Noor claims he was “startled” by bride-to-be Justine Damond before he opened fire through the window of the vehicle when it was parked near her home in Minneapolis. Are you going to blame the cops for the out-and-out stupidity of others? Attaboy, blame the victim and exonerate the cop. I guess so, since no one takes personal responsibility for their ill-conceived actions anymore. So you are saying that the murdering cop needs to take responsibility for his actions and stop making lame excuses? Oh - so basically you are saying cops have the right to shoot anyone they fucking please because someone, somewhere shot a cop? You are repulsive. Oh, I highly doubt he knew she was Australian, or that she was wearing pajamas, or that she was unarmed, or even that she was a woman. They were looking for a possible violent rapist, in an alley, with their lights off, it was pitch black, then someone suddenly appears at the driver's side window. Days later you sit at your keyboard, knowing all the facts, and courageously announce that the cop was wrong and had zero reason to fear for his life from this unarmed "Australian woman who approached his car in her pyjamas". You and the other Monday-morning quarterbacks think you're oh so smart, making your pronouncements after knowing far, far more than the cop did at the time. You're disgusting.
I said nothing about them having a right. I said don't be surprised when it happens.
Go suck another cop cock.
Well, if that happens to this Somali cop down the road, instead of being all boo hoo hoo poor hero, we can then figure karma paid him a well deserved visit. Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
we at The Free Thought Project have expressed the inherent dangers of keeping one’s finger on the trigger.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
was the fact Officer Noor had his handgun in his lap, out of his holster, and in the cocked and loaded position when Damond knocked on the driver’s side window.
#3. To: misterwhite (#1)
Was the cop keeping his finger on the trigger?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#4. To: misterwhite (#2)
So basically it can be reported that, "Officer Noor had his handgun in his lap", and we can eliminate the redundant "out of his holster" and "cocked and loaded" rhetoric.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#5. To: Deckard (#0)
#6. To: Deckard (#4)
Trying to spin this as "good cop kills dirtbag"?
#7. To: Deckard (#3)
and then shot and killed an unarmed woman in her pajamas who had called 911 to report an assault.
#8. To: misterwhite (#5)
A homeowner calls 911 and reports someone is in his backyard. Then he grabs his gun to go looking for the guy in his backyard.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#9. To: misterwhite (#6)
Just sayin' this is what happens when citizens assassinate cops in their cars.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#10. To: Deckard (#8)
The police officer who killed an Australian woman who approached his car in her pyjamas has explained what caused him to shoot.
#11. To: Deckard (#9)
Oh - so basically you are saying cops have the right to shoot anyone they fucking please because someone, somewhere shot a cop?
#12. To: misterwhite (#10)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#13. To: misterwhite (#6)
" citizens assassinate cops in their cars. "
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