The video supports the scenario of the officer being tangled in taser gear, and thinking the perp has the control.
I’d have shot.
They are going to crucify an innocent cop here.
Please tell me you're not a working jackboot.
The cop is a cold blooded murdering JBT and deserves to die. Today if possible but I’ll wait for the inevitable conviction.
How do you account for the cop going back to pick up the taser and then carrying it back 30 (?) feet to plant it next to the body??
SLED does not think so. The Solicitor does not think so. His former lawyer does not think so, he bailed early. However, there are dozens, if not thousands that agree with you. But, at this point in time, they are only two opinions that matter: SLED and the Solicitor’s. Perhaps later there will be twelve, but that is in the future and time will tell on that one.
Didnt read The op eh?
“Summey said Scott was hit with the officer’s Taser weapon, and they know that, Summey said, because one of the Taser projectiles was still attached”
Slager tasered fail.
“...The video supports the scenario of the officer being tangled in taser gear, and thinking the perp has the control...”
I don’t see that and it is going to be rather simple to defeat that defense tactic and here’s why...
Slager knew he shot “at” Scott with the taser, so the taser is not in condition to fire again unless Slager took the time to reload it. Next we are told they are struggling for the taser and Scott breaks off and starts to run away. We see in the video - clearly - that Scott is empty handed as he runs. That means the last hands on that taser are Slager’s and we know this because he has to drop the taser in order to draw his pistol. Furthermore, we know Slager is aware of this because while he is by the body, he suddenly gets the idea to move the taser closer to the body, so he jogs back to where he dropped it - the spot he fired his pistol from - retrieves the discarded taser and brings it back to drop it by the body.
But, let’s say that Scott wrestled the taser from Slager and still had the taser in his hands as he ran. The taser cartridge was expended and Slager knew it because he said he fired it at Scott before the struggle over the taser. Scott looked to be a good 10 feet away and increasing distance, posing no immediate threat to Slager or anyone else, when Slager fired the first shot.
Without the video, maybe a strong defense lawyer pitted against a weak prosecutor could instill enough doubt in the jury. But with the video entered into evidence, it’s going to take a miracle. It’s not unheard of... O.J. pulled off a miracle. If Slager can afford a defense team on par with O.J.’s, maybe he has a chance...