Posted on 04/08/2015 1:06:17 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
The video appears to be damning: a white police officer fatally shooting a black man in the back as he ran away.
The shooting of Walter Scott by North Charleston, S.C., police Officer Thomas Stager has generated national outrage. Stager has been fired and charged with murder.
Legal and police tactics experts said the video would be powerful evidence in the criminal case. But they say it still leaves Stager’s defense with options.
One likely defense focus will be what is not on the video. The interaction between Scott and Stager before the shooting is not seen, nor is the traffic stop that began the incident. Defense attorneys will probably push on this, the experts said, telling jurors that the video doesn’t tell the whole story.
“What was the conversation and interaction between the officer and the subject?” said retired Los Angeles police Capt. Greg Meyer. “Why did the subject run away?”
(Excerpt) Read more at touch.latimes.com ...
Yes, exactly. Cops are usually lousy shots, so I was surprised he hit the target. I guess he’s done this before...
Nothing would have changed.
A very good and important point.
Cops nowadays seem to have little regard for anybody, whether black, white, or purple.
They can, literally, get away with murder, and that influences their behavior.
I'll be amazed if this officer is convicted even in a supposedly cut-and-dried case like this...
Remember that the police had a routine cop shooting on Saturday, and they did read the reports, and everything was normal, until Monday, when they received this video.
They then charged the cop with murder.
Under the circumstances, it is ironic that you use “Innocent until proven guilty”, for the representative of the law who was videotaped conducting the murder of someone that he judged, and murdered, and then appears to have planted a weapon on.
Race enters the conversation in what way?
Please post a link to the report and highlight the lies you read. I am open minded and want to see proof.
“Even the LA Times thinks there is more to this story. “
LA Times just wants to fan flames.
They like these bread and circuses stories for their political exploitation.
When it comes to "us vs. them" mentality, many here & elsewhere think they are viewed as "us" by their government & law enforcement when, in reality, they are viewed as "them".
Running from cops used to be normal.
I’m very pro law enforcement. I have been on the side of the cops in every single one of these recent matters, even in the Eric Garner matter.
I can’t see any way in which this officer could claim that his life was in imminent danger at the time he discharged his weapon.
I am still open to hearing his side of the story, but at this point I think he is where he needs to be, and I do think he needs to be facing charges. I also feel very sorry for his pregnant wife and his victim.
They're just handicapping the upcoming legal contest. They don't supply any new facts.
Or does the Constitution provide for summary executions"
No, I believe according to you guys, the cop needs to be shot immediately...after all you guys know everything about everything...Oh, you mean the other guy?
Something was dropped by the driver. If it was a tazer, it will be obvious how far the driver fled after dropping it by the amount of wire spooled out.
Give the investigators a chance to do their job, Holder is already on it, it is no linger local or regional investigators.
Shooting an unarmed guy in the back was never allowed in any of the W wars.
Seriously, have you watched the video?
You don’t seem to know anything about this.
Not at all...I can't wait to see you and the rest of the Keystone Kops around here to get out there and protect us with your Super Soakers. No danger of any mistakes now. And, thanks for your service.
That varies by state. Do you know what the SC law is?
No, you're sure that he deserved to be executed in cold blood, and that any questioning of that murder should be mocked.
You're not new, you know. There have been millions like you down through history. Your thinking is well understood.
I know more about this than you have posted. I have seen the video, and fully agree with the arrest. I am interested in what is presented as evidence in the upcoming trial.
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