At no time was this man a threat to this officer. The cop was rightly charged with murder. Sad.
Yup.
It sure seems to me that the dropped object was supposed to be the plant, but the officer thought better of it, picked it up, and then went with the taser story. The taser that Scott never had.
There seems to be a need for basic “what not to do around cops” lessons.
Lesson #1: Don’t try to run away from a cop.
Tragic, yes, but preventable.