Washington Post article says:
“Police later said that Scott was hit with the Taser at least once, because part of it was still attached to him when other officers arrived on the scene. However, the video footage shows that Scott was running away from Slager, and officials said that he was too far away to use a Taser if he did have it. Moreover, the footage shows Slager picking up an item and placing it near Scott, though it is unclear if this is the Taser or something else.”
Last sentence suggests Slager was “helping his case along” by moving the taser so it appears it was still held by Scott. Don’t know whether this can be proven or if the WaPo is wrong (certainly wouldn’t be the first time) but if it can be established, it certainly is an important fact in a decision to charge.
Don’t know whether this can be proven or if the WaPo is wrong (certainly wouldn't be the first time) but if it can be established, it certainly is an important fact in a decision to charge.
In the full video, the cop definitely goes back to where the "chase" started an picks something up. After that, the video is very shaky. When I clears up, the cop picks something up NEXT to the body and clips it to his left hip.
Looks to me like the taser’s on the ground near Slager’s left foot at the time of the shooting, (we don’t see how it got there, because there’s no video of the fight) the wires are paying out as he runs away, and the probes are in Scott’s clothing. After Slager has him cuffed, he just picks it up and moves it over to get it all in one spot. I think the claims of planting are unintuitive, since that wouldn’t be the standard on which the shoot would be evaluated.