[MeganC]

A couple things.

The cop discharged the Taser at Scott. If they grappled over it the thing was useless against the cop as a Taser unless the Taser was reloaded with another cartridge. Granted, it could still be used as a stun gun but only in close proximity.

The last is that ‘assault on a police officer’ is a boilerplate “contempt of cop” charge. It’s not unusual for a cop to charge someone with ‘assault’ after they hit the officer’s fist with their face.

Meaning that to me that charge is meaningless as a justification for summary execution.

As to the man fleeing the police? The facts would lend themselves to stating that fleeing the police is probably a prudent course of action in some parts of this country where the cops are liable to shoot you and then make sh*t up to justify murder.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“It’s not unusual for a cop to charge someone with ‘assault’ after they hit the officer’s fist with their face.”

First frames of video show Scott on top of Slager.

[Does so]

The cop discharged the Taser at Scott. If they grappled over it the thing was useless against the cop as a Taser unless the Taser was reloaded with another cartridge. Granted, it could still be used as a stun gun but only in close proximity.

The Tasers I'm familiar with, have a 2-shot capacity (4 barbs).