And that is particularly true in Blue Cities/Blue States. Prosecutors: No evidence thus far to charge Minneapolis woman who claimed self-defense in fatal shooting: The County Attorney's Office wants police to conduct further investigation.
There wasn't enough information to charge her after the police finished their investigation, so the prosecutors told the police to keep looking.
There is no video. There is the statement made by the woman who defended herself. Her "alleged" attacker is dead. I'm sure that even the Minneapolis police can competently search for bullets, casings, footprints, signs of break-in, etc.
Police last week forwarded their investigation into the Feb. 22 shooting of Martin L. Johnson, 30, for consideration of charges against the 53-year-old homeowner who told police that she killed the man after he broke into her attached garage, then approached her while reaching into his waistband.
What exactly is the DA hoping for? Is he hoping someone will manufacture some evidence? Or is hoping the whole thing goes away because he is up for election? Or does he just really, really, really hate the very idea of people defending themselves?
Hennepin County Attorney's Office is headed by Mike Freeman. He is currently in his 6th term. You won't find that info in the article, I had to search around in the website for his office. He didn't care to sign his own name to this, but had a spokesperson assure everyone that he hates self-defense.
Self-defense may be a human-right, but some DAs will work overtime to ensure that it is not your legal right.
Last year you reported on a security guard who had been knocked to the floor and was being kicked by multiple people. He fired his legally possessed weapon striking one man. The Calhoun County Prosecutor took two weeks then sent it back to the police department saying he wanted it reinvestigated. When it went back to him a second time, despite massive whining on FB, he declined to prosecute. He implied that the police were incompetent so the Chief of Police is asking the State Attorney General to review it. The point is, even when you’re defending your own life, it’s never over.
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