The man who filmed it did the right thing. I hope he remains nameless and does not try to parlay this into his 15 minutes of fame, appearing on MSNBC telling the story over and over,thus stirring the pot to a another hot boil. We don’t need another Ferguson, and should not experience that this time because the police moved expeditiously to do the right things. The policeman has been fired, is locked up is charged with murder, although that will likely be changed to manslaughter or something other than murder.
why did the video start where it did.....is there more earlier footage that was withheld that may be helpful to the officer? FERGUSON all over again.....
You post sounds just great...but how do you think that this would go without the video? OR without the witness? I’ve been contemplating how one would explain FIVE SHOTS IN THE BACK. The only way that would get “fixed” would be if the medical examiners were in cahoots and the body got “accidentally” cremated.
You might say, “that it was a reflex”. OK, fine. Was handcuffing a fatally wounded person a reflex too? Or planting the taser near him? Or waiting for him to die?
I don’t care if they put that cop in Supermax or not, the guards and prisoners will probably fight each other for the privilege of getting at this jerk. I’d give him a very unhappy month, in there, max.
Flame away, law and order types.
When all the facts are gathered together, the charge will be first degree murder.
Anything less than Murder in the First or Second Degree would be an absolute outrage, IMO.
Yes, I'm aware that the "victim" in this case had a police record and an outstanding warrant. That still does not give the officer the right to use DEADLY FORCE when no deadly force was required at all.
What we have happening in this country with the militarization of the local police forces and what seems to be a constant deluge of police exercising excessive force when none is required should concern us all.