He was stupid enough to get himself killed over a traffic violation. At the time of the shooting the officer didn’t know where the taser was or if the suspect had it. With a taser I can disable an officer and take his weapon away and even kill him with his own weapon. The suspect fully deserved to be shot, hell he was begging for by his own actions. Pizz on him.
At the time of the shooting the officer didn’t know where the taser was or if the suspect had it. With a taser I can disable an officer and take his weapon away and even kill him with his own weapon.
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Slager testified that he thought Scott still had the Taser as he was running away. Slager also knew he had no readily available backup. His department was understaffed by about 50% that day.
And the officer was reckless enough to shoot a fleeing, unarmed suspect. And he certainly knew where the Taser was when he walked back and moved it closer to the body so it's just as likely he was aware of where it was all along. There is nothing justifiable in this shooting and the officer in question has nobody but himself to blame for his predicament.