When white cops kill black people, protests erupt but nothing changes. What happens when racial roles are reversed?
And it happens again to another citizen. This time it’s Justine Damond, a 40-year-old woman in Minnesota. According to the, Damond called to report a possible assault in the back of her of home. Two police officers responded to the call and pulled up into the alley, where they spoke with Damond, according to the newspaper’s sources. Then one officer, identified as, pulled out his gun and fired through the driver’s side door, striking Damond. She died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen; the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension spokesperson said there were no other weapons found on the scene. The reason for the shooting has yet to be released to the public; however, we do know that the officers’ body cams were turned off and surveillance of the incident does not exist. Tom Plunkett, Noor’s attorney, released the following statement: Damond was a licensed yoga instructor from Sydney, Australia, who was set to be married next month. Her stepson Zack Damond took to Facebook with a message after his family’s horrible tragedy.
