Mohamed Noor received a very light sentence for killing a human being, reflecting his privilege as a Somali Muslim migrant in Minneapolis. He was the first Somali Muslim on the Minneapolis police force. In 2016, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges expressed her excitement about that fact: “I want to take a moment to recognize Officer Mohamed Noor, the newest Somali officer in the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Noor has been assigned to the 5th Precinct, where his arrival has been highly celebrated, particularly by the Somali community in and around Karmel Mall.”
Hodges wasn’t excited because Mohamed Noor had the skills necessary to become a fine police officer. She was only excited because he represented a religious and ethnic group that she was anxious to court. And it became increasingly clear — as we learned about Mohamed Noor’s nervousness and jumpiness and lack of respect for women, and from his own account of events that he relayed to friends (that he was “startled” and reacted by opening fire) — that Mohamed Noor was not cut out to be a policeman. He did not have the temperament for it, and if he hadn’t killed Justine Ruszczyk Damond, he would likely have done something similar at some point.
Mohamed Noor was not competent to be a police officer. If he had not been a Somali and a Muslim, he never would have been on the force at all. Identity politics kills. If there was any lesson to be drawn from the killing of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, that was it. The city of Minneapolis was so eager to have a Somali Muslim police officer on the force that it hired a man who had been found incompetent to hold the job. Even worse, Minneapolis officials did not fire him even when he proved that he was indeed unfit to be a cop.
And now, he is about to be released just a few years after killing a woman. Amid all the hysteria and propaganda about “white supremacy” today, Mohamed Noor’s story shows who has the real privilege in America today.
“Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller will be released,” CBS News, June 25, 2022:
The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home is scheduled to be released from prison next week, months after his murder conviction was overturned and he was resentenced on a lesser charge.
Mohamed Noor, 36, is scheduled to be released from custody Monday, 18 days shy of the fifth anniversary of the July 15, 2017, fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old dual U.S.-Australian citizen and yoga teacher who was engaged to be married.
Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter, but last year the Minnesota Supreme Court tossed out his murder conviction and 12 1/2-year sentence, saying the murder charge didn’t apply to the circumstances of this case. He was resentenced to four years and nine months on the manslaughter charge.
In Minnesota, it’s presumed that a defendant with good behavior will serve two-thirds of a sentence in prison and the rest on supervised release, commonly known as parole. The DOC’s website says Noor will be on supervised release until Jan. 24, 2024.
Damond’s father, John Ruszczyk, said Friday that the family was disappointed that Noor’s third-degree murder conviction was overturned.
“His release after a trivial sentence shows great disrespect to the wishes of the jury who represented the communities of Minneapolis and their wish to make a statement about the communities’ expectations of police behaviour and actions,” Ruszczyk wrote in response to emailed questions from The Associated Press.
Damond’s stepmother, Maryan Heffernan, said in a phone interview that the timing of Noor’s release — so close to the anniversary of Damond’s death — is painful.
“We’re very disappointed. But we’re not surprised. We’ve been watching events in Minneapolis from miles away and we’re still bewildered about the charge being dropped and we’re still bewildered about the culture of the Minneapolis Police Department,” Heffernan said, adding that she believes Noor was the product of a “very dysfunctional department.”…
somehistory says
Is there a leaky boat leaving soon for somalia? if so, he and i.elmi, alias i.omar, should both be loaded onto it and not wished any bon voyage.
Check Burry says
It wont happen as he will be in his new post as sergeant in the Mi police.
Please excuse my sceptic view.
Michael Copeland says
The psychiatric evaluation Noor underwent before being considered for police work concluded that he was not suitable. He was hired anyway. Negligence.
somehistory says
“culpable” negligence. And knowing they were going to release him, they should have had the decency to wait a few weeks.
gravenimage says
+1
Walter Sieruk says
There are two despicable evil reasons of complete cowardness that this murderous Muslim only get five years for the crime his committed then he have really should been executed by the law authorities State government .
One reason is that the authorities had been afraid of being accused of “Islamophobia” and that might upset the local Muslims and other people in the State. They might have been scared of being against Islam and some people have the false and nonsensical ideal that ,somehow , “Islam is a race .”
When in reality islam is not a race but a religious/ political /Shaira deceptive mind control system.
The other reason is really does involve race and racism .Being that because the horrible politically correct influence in the US court system since that criminal was a Black and who murdered a unarmed non-violent White women who haven’t even done anything wrong The cowardly court might had been accused of being “racially motivated” if it gave that murderous fiend a sentence of more the five short years for his despicable crime.
What’s more if may have ,very much , been the Somali immigrant was was the one who was wickedly racially motivated when he murdered that poor defenceless White woman. Yet no one had enough courage to file race hate crime charges against him’
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For those “reasons” of total cowardness justice was not served . Which PC infested law institutions America is no longer thel and of “Justice for all.”
In addition because of the PC infected and corrupted United States courts, if summoned to jury duty I refuse to serve because tragic reality the US legal and court system are now a hoax.
Check Burry says
Yes and today we hear the talibums are asking for international help with earthquake, screw em , leave them to their islamic paradise. Remember they are the enemy, still, and always will be.
raja says
Even a thoroughly vetted Islamist poses a serious threat to a civilized society because there cannot be a real peace with the barbarians who believe that women are sub-humans or less of a human. These kind of tragedies with more repercussions will be the norm and they will always be ready for civil war and other anti-national activities. The culture of odious hatred towards infidels runs so deep that most can’t even comprehend.
Religion induced hatred must be treated as crime against humanity, as such this should be one of the ways to confront the evil ideological cult.
Melc says
Fully agree. It’s roots are 1400 year old.
They cannot change nor want to.
George says
It appears the leaders of the western world are terrified of Islam.
gravenimage says
I think many of them are still in denial of the threat.
Andrew Blackadder says
Lets see the reactions if the Cop was a white guy and the woman was black… Yeah I know…
George says
Happens all the time
Muslim privilege
notnolib says
Ask the terrorists at the terror organization CAIR. They’ll tell you…..it’s an ackbarbarian’s religious DUTY to kill kafir.
BexarKat says
Noor was fast-tracked through his peace officer basic training. The (then) chief of police Janee Harteau overruled Noor’s field training officers who encouraged him, at best, to be recycled through cadet school. This decision was made at the behest of the mayor. Following the shooting, Harteau was “tossed under the proverbial bus” and fired. She was replaced by another feckless police chief Medario Arradondo who was at the helm when George Floyd died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police. That police department is no more nor less dysfunctional than other larger city police departments, only the continuity of failed leadership.
Melc says
What’s with the West? Take in all these third rate Muslim freaks, give them privileges that the indigenous populations don’t get then they turn round and murder and scream racism, Allah o Akbar while stabbing and cutting throats.
Something seriously wrong with our politicians.
Lunatics have taken over the asylum.
James Lincoln says
Melc says,
“Lunatics have taken over the asylum.”
Yes, it would appear so.