I Have to at least partially blame the media for this. They put out a video clip of the alleged daughter raving on TV, complete with a dozen bleeps, without fact checking to find out if he really did have a book and not a gun.
The police chief said in a press conference this afternoon that the police recovered a gun, and when asked about it, also said they did not find a book.
These barbarians don’t care about truth, they don’t care about blacks, their only goal is to find a reason to destroy their own city. If they cared about truth, they would wait until they had some solid facts. If they cared about blacks, where have they been while over 500 have been killed in Chicago so far this year?
Again, like Ferguson, it’s about a false narrative...a lie. He had a gun, not a book, the so called daughter, if that’s what she is, probably knew it.
An article with info from the press conference, for those who may have missed it
I can’t find anything that says Scott had any serious criminal record, at least not in any of the press releases I’ve seen so far.
What I do know so far...
Police were looking for a suspect, Scott turned out not to be that person. They originally wanted to talk to him for that reason.
He got out of the car, got back in, got out a second time with a gun, I Haven’t seen confirmation that he had the gun the first time he got out. Witnesses, other than police, have verified he did have a gun.
No book was found.
He was told loudly to drop the weapon several times and refused to comply. Sorry bud, cooperate with police and you just might not get shot.
His daughter, if that’s who she is, lied when she said he had a book, same thing as Ferguson. False narrative. The press failed big time by not verifying that before airing her obscenity laced rant.
The officer who shot him was also black, and not in uniform, but did have a bullet proof vest on with police logo. Officer has been placed on administrative leave, standard procedure.
I think that’s it, that’s what I get so far from press releases. So we have another city in riot mode because of a lie. I can’t call the shooting victim a thug, it looks like nobody is saying a thing about a long criminal record, I think I did see that in someone’s post though, maybe in another thread. If so, it’s not true, as far as I can find out.
A public records search shows that Scott was convicted in April 2004 of a misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon charge in Mecklenburg County. Other charges stemming from that date were dismissed: felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and misdemeanors assault on a child under 12, assault on a female and communicating threats.
In April 2015 in Gaston County Court, Scott was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
In 1992, Scott was charged in Charleston County, S.C., with several different crimes on different dates, including carrying a concealed weapon (not a gun), simple assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He pleaded guilty to all charges.
Scott also was charged with aggravated assault in 1992 and assault with intent to kill in 1995. Both charges were reduced, but the disposition of the cases is unclear.
According to Bexar County, Texas, records, Scott was sentenced in March 2005 to 15 months in a state jail for evading arrest. In July of that year, records show, he was sentenced to seven years in prison on a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman said Scott completed his sentence and was released from prison in 2011.
Assault with a deadly weapon. Carrying a concealed weapon. Aggravated assault with intent to kill. Seven years in prison for another aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.