Used it on him how? Slager had already fired both darts.
Posted on 05/02/2017 1:12:05 PM PDT by poinq
Ex-officer Michael Slager pleads guilty in shooting death of Walter Scott
In a deal with federal prosecutors, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of deprivation of rights under color of law in the shooting death of Walter Scott. In exchange for his plea in US District Court in South Carolina, Slager will not face state murder charges.
[Original story, published at 2:23 p.m. ET] Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a man in the back, will plead guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force, his attorney said Tuesday. The crime is a felony, punishable by up to life in prison.
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No he through down a gun. There was a taser as well.
I’ve seen the dashcam video. It does not show the fights and shooting.
> The second cop has a camera and records the shooting. A third cop records the first cop throwing down the gun.
Do you have a link?
He picked up the taser and dropped it near the body.
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The only evidence that Scott grabbed the officers taser is from Slagers testimony. The video does not show it, none of the other cops at the scene saw that happen. Slager committed murder as far as I can see in the 1st degree. He knew what he was doing and what he did and tried to cover up what happened.
To me a cop has to be held to a higher standard when committing violence against a citizen. In this case there is no reason for shooting, you don't kill a guy because you don't like him or because you don't want to run to catch him. Slager was a fat slob that didn't want to put forth the effort to catch the perp. Murder.
It wasn’t a gun. It was the Taser that he had said that he used on Scott and that Scott supposedly grabbed.
Used it on him how? Slager had already fired both darts.
Are you claiming that photo shows a taser being fired?
That's an open-and-shut case of evidence tampering and obstruction of justice, in addition to any other crimes the officer is guilty of.
Hopefully, the sentence imposed will be significant—perhaps even life—because this was a murder, and there must be accountability when the police do such things.
This (former) officer has now pleaded guilty to depriving a person of their rights under color of law—an act of overt Tyranny—and he should be punished accordingly.
It's a tragic outcome, but one which must be faced by anyone who chooses this profession. I expect at least a 15 year sentence, and likely more...
I don’t think it was an attempt to plant evidence. Should a weapon have been left unattended?
He may have violated procedure, but he did not plant evidence.
I disagree. The perp assaulted the cop, took his weapon and used it on him, then tried to flee and was shot.
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I think Slager got tired of fighting it. He moved to fire his lawyer, who is very good, a few months ago.
He was put in a bad situation that day. His department was understaffed and he knew he wouldn’t be getting backup anytime soon.
I think it’s interesting that the state will drop their charge if he pleads to a lesser federal charge. Why is there a federal charge anyway?
He may have run out of money. He may have got tired of fighting it, which probably was the intention.
Are you serious? It absolutely was an attempt to plant evidence.
In any event, the weapon certainly shouldn't have been picked up elsewhere and then set down again right next to the shooting victim in a crime scene, now, should it?
C'mon man, get real. This police officer f----d up. Face facts...
The first trial ended in a mistrial, the jury deadlocked. So they weren’t convinced either.
No, that photo shows a fleeing man being shot in the back by someone to whom he poses no threat.
One person wasn't convinced. The first jury was 11-1 for conviction.
3 seconds prior was hand to hand combat during which the cop’s weapon was taken and fired
The first jury was 11-1 for conviction.
Must have been one of our resident cop suckers.
There is a difference between carrying a backup gun, with paperwork out there showing you are the purchaser of the gun, versus a “drop gun”.
A “drop gun” is a gun which would be untraceable back to the cop, typically a stolen gun confiscated from some thug in the past. A cop planting a “drop gun” should be treated as having premeditated committing murder.
Fair enough. I can certainly see that scenario taking place with a bad cop.
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