The idea that this traffic stop was a planned hit has some merit to me. We’ve all heard of cops laying down a beating as they scream orders to “stop resisting” as if the person is fighting them. Five guys on one? Wouldn’t take thirty seconds to have him bagged and tagged. The victim was speaking in normal placating tones the whole time as they furiously beat the shit out of him. Explains why they weren’t worried about the body cams.
1. This SCORPION unit was set up as some kind of quasi-military organization to combat violent crime.
2. Because it is Memphis, the unit ended up getting filled with a lot of out-of-shape, retarded mutants.
3. The unit's standard operating procedure is to use traffic stops as a justification for searching vehicles and apprehending violent criminals.
4. As a result of their training and their retardation, it never occurred to them that some dude they pull over might just be a normal dude.
The irony here is that the single biggest point of fact that will drive the aftermath of this incident is that the victim was a FedEx driver. Memphis is the company’s main hub, and the CEO has probably had his staff calling every senior person in the city government and police department non-stop, 24 hours a day, since the incident occurred.