[School of Rational Thought]

The kid in SanFran (I think) that got killed by a policeman mistaking his Glock for a Taser- the video was all over the place before there could be an Official Police Statement.

One only has to watch that tape to see that it was no mistake. The BART cop was justly convicted.

[DBrow]

I agree. But having that video go viral before the police could get their story straight was a big factor.

The Rodney King video was used in a different way- they only showed a few seconds of it, over and over, without showing King’s belligerence and refusal to follow instructions. That viral also had a huge influence.

[DBrow]

“One only has to watch that tape to see that it was no mistake. “

That’s my point- without that tape the policeman might have walked, if the other police backed up the story.