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12. I don't think the other officer said

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 07:22 PM

Mar 2018

they were in "fear for their lives", I think he just said they were both "startled" by a loud noise before Justine came to their car window to talk to them about what she'd heard and why she made the 911 call. And if that was the case, then why didn't the other officer, the one who was actually the driver and, thus, closest to the window, fire his own gun? Noor reached across his partner to fire, putting his partner in danger also, and before he even know what was really happening. Those are the first points I'd hope Freeman would make, and he's experienced enough to know that.

If officers can fire without even knowing who or what they're firing at just because, and every time, they're "startled", then we're all fucked and in danger. I'm tired of the "fear for my life" shit being used to justify anything and everything.

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Officer charged with murder in shooting death of unarmed woman in Minneapolis alley [View all] Jose Garcia Mar 2018 OP

K&R! nt Mountain Mule Mar 2018 #1

Bail is too low Randomthought Mar 2018 #2

if the victim was a black woman it would never have come to this point juxtaposed Mar 2018 #3

Or if the cop was white. Aristus Mar 2018 #4

I thought that too when it first happened juxtaposed Mar 2018 #5

I don't think that's true in this case Randomthought Mar 2018 #9

That's an interesting observation: Aristus Mar 2018 #14

I agree, but she was very white from an area that had very little crime. juxtaposed Mar 2018 #26

Kroll and his goons seemed especially eager liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #34

BS..There's white cops and white civillians in jail or prison right now whathehell Mar 2018 #23

maybe a couple, if filmed and recorded, and god pointing a finger at them. or some poor bystander fi juxtaposed Mar 2018 #27

Oh please.. whathehell Mar 2018 #29

Neither does confusing a statistical aberration with a statistical norm. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #33

Really? whathehell Mar 2018 #36

You don't know that. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #17

Why would a cop shoot someone without seeing a weapon? xor Mar 2018 #32

Not only did Noor not see any weapon, liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #35

Comes to what? whathehell Mar 2018 #25

Results will vary according to region. n/t Virtual Burlesque Mar 2018 #31

The County Attorney Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #6

Not just the repub critics, liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #8

You just told the real story. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #28

It will be difficult to obtain a conviction. mn9driver Mar 2018 #7

But the partner didn't shoot and he was closer to the victim. LisaL Mar 2018 #10

but his partner who had the better view did not shoot Randomthought Mar 2018 #11

And basically, all this poor woman did is apparently tried to approach the car, since she called 911 LisaL Mar 2018 #13

Get the scared-of-their-shadow cops off police forces all over the country. brush Mar 2018 #22

I don't think the other officer said liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #12

My point exactly. LisaL Mar 2018 #15

I was walking through the Walmart parking lot christx30 Mar 2018 #20

Actually, he did. mn9driver Mar 2018 #18

Whatever he said, he didn't shoot. LisaL Mar 2018 #19

That by itself is not enough. mn9driver Mar 2018 #21

Then what kind of chicken shits are they training liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #24

If he was in fear for his life it should have been from Noor. dflprincess Mar 2018 #30

Freeman is a smart politician Randomthought Mar 2018 #16

He was purposely charged with a crime for which he cant be convicted truthisfreedom Mar 2018 #37