“Teddy Bear Code" is Inapplicable to Whites in System of White Supremacy: Minneapolis to Pay Out $20M & Black Cop Convicted [Starbucks] Quick for Murder of White Woman; No Begging Necessary
From {NYT] In one of the largest settlements of a case involving a fatal police shooting, the City of Minneapolis agreed on Friday to pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman who was killed by an officer when she approached his car after he responded to her 911 call.
The announcement of the settlement, by the mayor and members of the City Council, came just three days after Mohamed Noor, who is black, Somali and Muslim, became the first Minnesota police officer convicted of murder in an on-duty killing. [Additionally the white police chief was fired 1 week after the incident].
A jury found him guilty on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, 40, a yoga and meditation instructor. Ms. Ruszczyk, who was white, called 911 in July 2017 to report that she had heard a woman being attacked. After arriving in her neighborhood, Mr. Noor fired out of his car when she approached, killing her.
His lawyers argued during the monthlong trial that Mr. Noor, who was later fired by the police department, had shot his gun to protect his terrified partner after hearing a thump and seeing a person by the driver’s side window raising an arm.
Jurors convicted Mr. Noor of third-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, and second-degree manslaughter, which can lead to as many as 10 years in prison. Under Minnesota sentencing guidelines, he will likely face several years in prison, but far fewer than the maximum.
Her family had filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million from Minneapolis, saying that Ms. Ruszczyk’s civil rights had been violated. [MORE]