[familyop]

"Last sentence suggests Slager was 'helping his case along' by moving the taser so it appears it was still held by Scott."

Otherwise, a bystander might have come along and picked it up. Maybe Slager moved it to keep that from happening. Besides, Scott was already full of holes, handcuffed, pretty much dead and following the order to stay--no danger of him picking up the taser then.

[JackOfVA]

People do strange things under stress, so I can’t categorically disagree with you, and I am sure this will be a central part of the prosecution’s case so we will learn more as the process continues.

[ArmstedFragg]

I think you nailed it right there.