[kik5150]

in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser. The lanyard was still attached to the barb and the fleeing suspect was entangled in the lanyard. If the fleeing suspect still had the taser he could incapacitate the officer at any time. The officer shot at the suspect not knowing if the suspect still had the taser or was just caught up in the lanyard. Shooting is justified.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser. The lanyard was still attached to the barb and the fleeing suspect was entangled in the lanyard. If the fleeing suspect still had the taser he could incapacitate the officer at any time. The officer shot at the suspect not knowing if the suspect still had the taser or was just caught up in the lanyard. Shooting is justified.

That's a fine theory, except for the fact that there is precisely zero evidence that the officer was shot with the taser. But sure.

[familyop]

"in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser."

That hysterical story from a blog was debunked weeks ago. See the quote in comment #6. There's no evidence that Scott attacked Slager in any way.

[Lower Deck]

in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser. The lanyard was still attached to the barb and the fleeing suspect was entangled in the lanyard. If the fleeing suspect still had the taser he could incapacitate the officer at any time. The officer shot at the suspect not knowing if the suspect still had the taser or was just caught up in the lanyard. Shooting is justified.

And it's very interesting that none of the police reports say that Slager had been tased, none of the recorded conversations of Slager with his superiors say that Slager had been tased, and the video certainly doesn't show someone who had been tased. Why do you think that is?

[kiryandil]

in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser. The lanyard was still attached to the barb and the fleeing suspect was entangled in the lanyard. If the fleeing suspect still had the taser he could incapacitate the officer at any time. The officer shot at the suspect not knowing if the suspect still had the taser or was just caught up in the lanyard. Shooting is justified.

Neat trick, when one of the Taser barbs was stuck in the dead guy...

[Neidermeyer]

in the struggle for the weapon the office was struck with the taser. The lanyard was still attached to the barb and the fleeing suspect was entangled in the lanyard. If the fleeing suspect still had the taser he could incapacitate the officer at any time.
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ALL speculation on your part... the taser cartridge could have been simply dislodged from the taser “gun” ,, the cop was not tased/shocked and nothing suggests that the dead man ever had control of the taser ,,, I think (notice how I am clearly labeling my speculation AS speculation) the taser simply came out of it’s holster while they rolled around. I would like to call your attention to the fact that one taser barb was embedded in the upper chest garment and another in the lower pant leg... That is inconsistant with a fired taser , the barbs embed close to one another.

The shooting will be called justified by team blue but the truth is that it is not... the man was not a threat, that the donut muncher caught him and he escaped a few times doesn’t make him a threat to the officers life, just his dignity if he was allowed to run away and be captured later.

[sport]

The State of South Carolina doesn’t think so. Where did you get your law degree? What State Bar are you a member of?