Are you saying Slager had malice aforethought?
“Are you saying Slager had malice aforethought”
The video seems to show that Slager went to the spot where the altercation took place, picked up his Taser and then dropped next to Scott.
Oddly, Slager did not mention that in his report, but he did mention that the police performed CPR on Scott, but the video shows that CPR was not performed on Scott.
One thing I learned yesterday is that Slager testified that he thought Scott still had the taser in his hand when he took off.
Are you seriously defending a cop who shot an old black man in the back who was running from him? The cop couldn’t chase him and tackle him? Or, just follow him till the old guy ran out of gas?
“Are you saying Slager had malice aforethought”
He had an opportunity to decide whether to shoot the guy or not.
He had an opportunity to preserve the crime scene.
He had an opportunity to truthfully report on what had happened.
He did not know he was being recorded.
At the very least he had considered before this event how a scene should be prepared and reported on if he decided to shoot someone where justification may not be clear.
That the dead guy was no angel is his defense.
The municipality paid a substantial settlement based on the available evidence.
Overall it’s not unreasonable to conclude he murdered the guy. There is no good way to present the video evidence that shows good solid policework. Therefore it would be more of a surprise to see him acquitted by a jury than it would be to see him convicted.