Protesters calling for Justice for John Geer recently demonstrated outside the police department in the Massey building on Thursday in Fairfax, Virginia... Most of the protesters did not know Geer, but they said it was important for everyday citizens to take a stand against injustice and demand police accountability now!

"I feel like I could be next," Keith Harmon of Mount Vernon said. He was spotted holding a sign reading: "Q: Who investigates Fairfax Police? A: Themselves. FBI. No one."

Harmon explained that his neighbor "could well call the police, say I'm a madman with a gun, and the cops may show up and kill me."

That's about right...

It's been nearly 17 months since John Geer bleed to death after being shot in his doorway by a Fairfax County Police Officer on August 29, 2013. Geer had been standing, unarmed, with his hands his head on the doorframe, speaking with police officers for 50 minutes when one of them inexplicably fired one shot into his chest. When the SWAT team pushed into his house with an MRAP an hour later, John Geer was lying behind the door, dead.

It's important to note that Geer committed no crime. The entire incident started when Geer's partner, Maura Harrington, called the police to report that John was throwing her belongings out of the house. He'd become distraught after learning she was moving out and ending their relationship after 24 years. Harrington, one of Geer's two teenage daughters, his father, and his best friend were all on site, watching as the unbelievable tragedy unfolded before them. They have watched and waited for nearly 17 months as the Fairfax County Police Department and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors have stonewalled all attempts to get even basic information regarding what happened that day.


Comment: That's how it happens, every time. The boys in blue close ranks, the prosecutors let the case drop, the officer in question gets a paid vacation. Rinse and repeat. Can we call them Nazi's yet?


Now they are finally closer to getting some answers. On Monday, December 22nd, the Fairfax County judge presiding over the civil lawsuit filed by John Geer's family, has given the Fairfax County Police Department 30 days to release"Documents related to the shooting of John Geer," "Videos and other recordings of statements" and "Documents reflecting the identity and location of all FCPD officers at the incident."

Pressure has also been mounting from the community, with the formation of the Justice for John Geer Facebook group and a planned protest on January 8th at police headquarters and county courthouse. The group was formed by members of Northern Virginia Cop Block, an offshoot of Nathan Cox's Virginia Cop Block. Mike Curtis, founder of Northern Virginia Cop Block and spokesperson for Justice for John Geer, called for more action during a televised interview on Monday night: "While the judge's order is a step in the right direction, a court order does not equate to transparency and while we may soon know the name of the officer who shot this unarmed and law abiding father of two, we all know how unlikely justice is to come from agents of the state investigating themselves. We need to demand civilian oversight and independent investigators at the least."

You can find the facebook group online, and the event for the next protest as well.

Comment: Protesting these crimes, in anyway we're each capable, whether that's a phone call to elected officials, getting out in the streets, or a quick share on facebook or twitter is well worth the effort.

Wow... Another one.
R.I.P. And prayers for the family and friends.
Ok, I believe in our government (as our founding fathers created it) but the major problem for the foundation will be of the people, by the people, for the people. Police, elected officials, three letter agencies etc. are all technicially civilians. This is a shame just as Mike Brown and Eric Garner's unnecessary deaths are crime or no crime. Each life is as valuable as the other. There are cases where I believe in capital punishment, Ted Kaczynski, Charles Manson, Geoffrey Dahlmer, but these people are not mass murderers serial killers or terrorists. These are everyday people. I'm not a huge fan of police, but there are many who have dedicatedand in some cases given their lives to keep us safe. Hats off to those who protect and serve.
This being said, the good ole boy, you scratch my back I scratch yours, bubba system, whatever you want to call it is definitely in effect. This is nothing new and race definitely plays a role. This is killing our society!
I might not like you and you might not like me but if your house is on fire and I see it I'm calling the FD, period. No questions asked.
Have we not come far enough to realize that regardless of skin color ethnicity or religion that we are all people? Do we not know that human lives are precious? Do we not realize that even bad people have families that just might care about them?

I'll never bad mouth a group of people who run to what everyone else is running from, but that said, there are exceptions to every rule.

Just like you don't blame a nation, race, or religion, for the actions of some within them.

The police state is out of hand, but for the most part it is the policies, the administrators, and the public allowing it under false pretenses or false beliefs due to propagandized training..... the corporate media has a lot of blood on its hands in my opinion!

Respect, even for those in authority, must be earned! It can't be mandated and have value

Sad indeed.
Has anyone checked the us crime rate lately?
just asking.

seems hey have been on a decline over the past couple decades,, otviously not without some years where there was an increase from the yr prior

https://www.quandl.com/c/society/us-violent-crime[

Seems we hear of more crime nowdays, maybe just the media hyping more stories.

yes, media is a great source of tunnelvision if we aren't doing other research and having our own experiences,,,,

I don't want to experience crime.

no , you shouldn't,,, but I have

and even beyond that, I have researched on occasion the 'bigger picture'(beyond media edits and stories)

I'm sorry that you have, I hope you can put it behind you and move on with life.

lol

did that years ago,, just a reference to how 'experience' can teach as much/more than media,,,

Good for you. Sorry that experience happened though.

thanx,,