Lynch mob rule of law is alive and well in the good ole U S of A.
I thought I saw a black female officer in one of those clips.
The felon suspect fled from the officer, the officer caught suspect and they struggled to the ground with suspect grabbing at tazer. The suspect ran again and the officer fired 8 shots with 5 hitting suspect. The officer handcuffed suspect and retrieved the suspects CAP and placed it near suspect.
Sentence FIRST!!!!
Investigation?
What that be anyways?
Justified shooting...Tennessee vs Garner 1985.
The officer responded to the scene of a dead man to offer humanitarian assistance. WTH else is National Bar Association looking for? NBA must be another Obama & Holder clown circus like Barnum & Bailey.
[gotnews april 10/15... Tennessee vs Garner
“It is not, however, unconstitutional on its face. Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Thus, if the suspect threatens the officer with a weapon or there is probable cause to believe that he has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm, deadly force may be used if necessary to prevent escape, and if, where feasible, some warning has been given. As applied in such circumstances, the Tennessee statute would pass constitutional muster.
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[cnn 4/10/15]
Feidin Santana, who took the video of the shooting, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he was walking to work when he saw Slager on top of Scott, who was on the ground. He said he could hear the sound of a Taser in use.
Scott owed $18k in child support and was buying a car.
I’ve read the first 32 posts on this thread and none come at this story from this angle which is WHAT ON EARTH WAS THIS COP THINKING WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE TRIGGER 8 TIMES?
Did he think at all? Did he think of his 8 months pregnant wife? Did he think of his child growing up without a father? Did he think of HIS family including mother, father, siblings? Did he think of HIS BEHIND being in jail forever? Did he think of MILLIONS in attorney’s fees? Was his brain capable of thought? Was his IQ so low that he should never been given a gun in the first place?
With SO MUCH at stake, WHAT THE HELL WAS HE THINKING?
This is arguably THE DUMBEST act of a cop EVER caught on tape!
The precedent was once that, if you ran from law enforcement, they would shoot. If you happened to be a known felon; it was entirely up to them whether they shot you on sight or not. Now a different precedent is fast becoming law. All the rights and protections are for the criminal. I would advise any wife of a white police officer to bring her influence to bear and get their husband out of what is becoming suicide. The police force that will evolve from this “pc” society won’t have any intention of “protecting and serving” anyone except those with money and perks or those who can benefit them politically; kind of like our politicians. The decline just keeps accelerating.
Since when do cops who file a incomplete or false report get arrested ...?
Suspended? Demoted? Fired?