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I'm kinda out of the loop here. Is the officer (piece of shit) under investigation and suspended or is he on the street with a gun?
The federal government is claiming the FBI has exclusive jurisdiction over the investigation in an attempt to prevent Minnesota from trying him on state charges, while also trying to paint Renée Good as a subversive extremist as a retroactive justification for the murderer's actions.
Either way, he killed a person. I don't know how it's in the US, but shouldn't he be suspended until the court decides he's innocent and after undergoing psychological evaluation?
In the US we give them a pat on the back, reload their gun, and throw them back on the streets.
Good luck with that. Even in Russia, an officer is suspended after killing a person. I guess it compensates court corruption but what do I know
For the police, typically they would be suspended while the case is reviewed.
With these guys, apparently they declare them not guilty on the spot and let tgem carry on shooting civilians.
ICE don't seem to have any oversight. If Ross were suspended the public has no way of knowing.
Unfortunately, the head of the FBI is a political appointment, making the FBI and Department of Justice under the current administration more tools for selective, partisan legal enforcement than actual justice. Given that the FBI is currently trying to claim Good was an activist, rather than determining whether her civil rights were violated, it currently seems unlikely that Jonathan Ross will be convicted. It's an investigation looking to paint Ross as the victim from the start.
Unless Minnesota can obtain access to the evidence and try him on their own, the only hope would be for a conviction under a non-Republican administration, assuming Ross isn't pardoned of federal charges by that point, and that the FBI hasn't tampered with the evidence in the meantime.
Thanks for the detailed response! So Ross doesn't even have the status of a suspect, which is common in the US
Well he was acting under the authority of a regime that is actively looking for an excuse to deploy the military against it's own citizens and fetishizes murdering their political opponents. In a sane world he would at a minimum be suspended pending an investigation, but instead the fuhrer will try to get out of any possible charges and probably give the fucker a medal.
Good psych evaluation is exactly what got him this job in the first place. They want the crazies with no regard for life.
We've been saying this broadly for a few years. What should be is not happening broadly. This country is going down in flames.
The fascist officer is still out on the streets working as well as having a GiveSendGo (GoFundMe for fascists) for 6 figures.
He also has a GoFundMe apparently, against their TOS but last I heard they did not care
At least his victim's gofundme hit multiple 7-figures.
I believe that they gave him a medal and his pick of the detained women.
In his choice of porta-potty.
On the street planning to do it again.
Well that'd be the worst possible outcome.
Shit even paid leave while he pretends to go through some counseling would be better than that.