In fact, trying to pretend this case is similar harms the credibility of anyone who stood up to defend officer Wilson.
Who’s trying to pretend it’s similar?
Tell you what — I called the Zimmerman case AND the Wilson case exactly correctly — if you wish, go ahead and make YOUR prediction on this one, and when it’s all said and done we’ll see who predicted accurately.
Slager’s biggest problem MAY turn out to be his statements after the fact. If he’s found to have deliberately lied afterward by saying that Scott actually had the taser (not merely that he thought Scott had it), not realizing that the video was forthcoming, the jury will be that much more inclined to ignore the mitigating factors. It’s going to be interesting.