07-18-2017, 07:35 PM
(07-18-2017, 11:34 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Not a one, I can assure you. The fact that the officers were sitting in their vehicle while having this discussion exemplifies the fact that they considered themselves to be in a situation in which the potential for violence was non-existent. Sitting in a car seat is a horrible tactical position to be in. This would also explain why the body cameras were not on, as the idea of engaging in a behavior that would need to be documented was apparently remote. This leads to the shooting itself. The only way this shooting could be explained as anything other than a horrific blunder would be if this woman suddenly brandished a weapon and attacked the seated officers. Of course, the scenario does not easily (or at all) lend itself to believing such a thing occurred. You really have to wonder about this officer and his judgment.
Yeah they would literally have into inject the use of cocaine or some other narcotic to explain away this officers actions. But then again, there are "sources" now saying that Matthew Harrity (the officer in the driver seat) has mentioned to people he's spoken with that he was "stunned" by what his partner did, and he was apparently just having a conversation with her by his window when Mohamed just decided to go all Rambo on her.
Quote:This is a real no win scenario for this department. If nothing happens to this officer you get the standard refrain of officers acting with impunity and the trope of the gang in blue. If they go after this guy you'll get a, unfortunately not insignificant, number of people claiming the only reason they didn't protect him, as "they always do", is that he's a black immigrant and therefore expendable. Write it down now, you will absolutely see an article claiming exactly that on HuffPo or Vox if it goes down that way. Either way this plays out the department is going to be put through the wringer.
Agreed. The sad irony in all of this is that the Minneapolis police department was being criticized for not having enough immigrants on the force. So what do they do? Well, they hire a Somalian (the Somali community is huge up here) and get praised for it. Now that guy goes out and kills some woman for reporting a possible crime. It'll be interesting to see what will be made of this.
