Is a taser a deadly weapon?
My understanding is that the taser is not a deadly weapon.
If so, then no deadly force was used by the suspect Walter Scott, under the conjectural situation described.
The suspect would have to threaten to grab the cop’s gun for there to be a threat of deadly force.
According to the cop, so far, the suspect only grabbed, or tried to grab, the cop’s taser.
Wrong. The police academies throughout the nation pound this in recruits heads. If your Taser is taken away from you by a suspect or if the suspect has a personal Taser you may use DEADLY FORCE on the suspect.
Personally I think this cop is slime and committed cold blooded murder because he was pissed. Without a video he would have gotten off without a doubt. They will convict him of something, but he might have legal wiggle room.
An according to the only other eyewithness, Santana, that didn't even happen.
Unless you are tased as a precursor to taking your gun and shooting you.