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Video Shows Officer Shooting Unarmed Black Man in South Carolina

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There is no hypothetical when it comes to UCMJ- that is what separates military from civilian. Its as simple as that.

So other nations don't have a military? Or are you saying they all use the UCMJ too?

Obviously they are not US military. Other countries have their own versions of UCMJ.

And the police have a code they have to adhere to.
 
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This video speaks volumes about training or lack of. There seems a worrying trend of poorly prepared, badly trained and trigger happy policing - in this case the victim was black but I've seen other video including the homeless mentally disturbed white man killed by numbers of police who sat on him till he couldn't breathe anymore.

Situations escalate when good policing should seek to de-escalate the potential for violence.
Yeah...honestly? I dont think that was a lack of training. I think this incident was a calculated response. He was deliberate in both his draw and aim. Regardless of what preceded the shooting, there is no way that can be explained as anything other than an intentional act.
 
To the contrary. My point is that why is it ONLY the one story that is 'celebrated'?

Its funny...you...people like you...you are like little **** eating fish swimming around ignoring the day to day **** til the right kind of **** comes along for you to swarm in and feast on.

"Celebrated"???? WTF are you talking about?
 
I hope he's convicted of murder, and im sure his family will file a civil suit so they will get his house:lamo, not to mention he will probably go broke with legal fees, this POS COPS life is pretty much ruined!!:applaud..

Such empathy for the officers family...
 
A cop lying? Amazing isn't it?

Over on some of the crazy websites, they are defending this cop. sigh

The cops that I know before they were cops? No way you would want one of those guys being cops... makes you wonder about the rest.
 
No it is not.
Black folks have been screaming over false scenarios.





Body cams on cops are 100% worthless. The police depts. would just doctor the body cam videos or else the cops would turn off the cams and/or censor specific footage.

In the event body cam videos were available for the public to see, there would be huge discrepancies in the video picked up by those cams and those picked up by bystander cameras and/or cell phones.
You are speaking absolute nonsense.


Or the DOJ could threaten SC w/a full-blown civil rights investigation (a la Ferguson), forcing the dept. to face million$ in civil suits unless the cop was convicted.
That isn't what happens. :doh

What you are speaking to is tantamount to blackmail and malfeasance.


95% chance the cop is acquitted, unless the Feds get involved.
More nonsense.


Cops in SC rarely, if ever, get convicted for murder when they commit it--this is a well-documented fact.
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Really?
Then by all means please provide this documentation so we can all judge if you are lying or not.


For all practical purposes, they have a license to kill any non-White person they want at anytime.
More nonsense.


But this should be a no-brainer, because when a cop is on trial, both the prosecuting attorney and the cop's public defender work to exonerate the cop, both prior to and during a trial.
More nonsense.
 
Such empathy for the officers family...

Being negative about this officer says nothing about whether or not there is empathy (or no empathy) for the family of the officer.

And sorry for his family, but this rotten excuse for a police officer executed and murdered an unarmed person and then tried to lie about it and make it into a self defense case, something that this is not (totally not).
 
Really? He was pulled over for being black and driving a nice car?

Assuming you have watched the video...what is your interpretation of the occurrence beginning at the 17 second point of the film? What was the physical altercation, what was the black thing the guy dropped on the ground, and why did he run from the cop?
That black thing was likely the tazer that the guy took as reported by the Officer.

At the moment of the shooting it doesn't appear as the Officer knew he threw it down.
If so, this would indicate that the Officer (in his mind) was responding to an actual threat.

That information and whether he moved the tazer after the fact and why, may be the difference between manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter and that of a murder conviction.
 
but this rotten excuse for a police officer executed and murdered an unarmed person and then tried to lie about it and make it into a self defense case, something that this is not (totally not).
Just stop with your nonsense.
You have no idea of the facts. All you have is a made up scenario in your head and used that to prejudge the person.
 
To the contrary. My point is that why is it ONLY the one story that is 'celebrated'?

Its funny...you...people like you...you are like little **** eating fish swimming around ignoring the day to day **** til the right kind of **** comes along for you to swarm in and feast on.

As soon as this hit the airwaves one knows it is going to bring out the race baiters on both sides. It is so predictable.
Team A: Another racist white cop shoots another unarmed black man.
Team B: The racists are "celebrating" this tragedy.

Forget the race for a moment but that is a pathetic piece of video. I put it up there with the video of a nanny beating a little child. Of course people react and are disgusted but I really don't think many of us are "celebrating".
 
If there wasn't a cell phone video he would likely get away with it. The video shows the cop placing his stung gun near the body.

And even worse, it shows the execution style murder of an unarmed black guy in a manner that is totally illegal and should send this killer to a very very long time in jail.
 
And even worse, it shows the execution style murder of an unarmed black guy in a manner that is totally illegal and should send this killer to a very very long time in jail.
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More nonsense.
 
Just stop with your nonsense.
You have no idea of the facts. All you have is a made up scenario in your head and used that to prejudge the person.

What nonsense? The video is crystal clear and clearly shows the officer gunning down a man who is zero threat to him whatsoever and most likely never was.

There is no defense for this horrendous act of murder, pure and simple.
 
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More nonsense.

Yes, what you post is indeed not very sensible, because there is no defense for what this officer did, none.
 
Yes, what you post is indeed not very sensible. There is no defense for what this officer did, none.

Oh, you'll find that some will defend it regardless. :lol: What are you? New to DP?
 
What nonsense? The video is crystal clear and clearly shows the officer gunning down a man who is zero threat to him whatsoever and most likely never was.

There is no defense for this horrendous act of murder, pure and simple.
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This is you ignoring what occurred just prior top the shooting.
This isn't as cut and dried as you seem to think.
The video, as pointed out by VanceMack, shows the deceased throwing down a black object as the Officer is pulling his firearm.



Yes, what you post is indeed not very sensible,
Yes that is what you have been engaged in.


because there is no defense for what this officer did, none.
This is you ignoring what occurred just prior to the actual shooting.
 
That black thing was likely the tazer that the guy took as reported by the Officer.

At the moment of the shooting it doesn't appear as the Officer knew he threw it down.
If so, this would indicate that the Officer (in his mind) was responding to an actual threat.

That information and whether he moved the tazer after the fact and why, may be the difference between manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter and that of a murder conviction.

Wow, talk about dreaming up a non-existent scenario rather than looking at this video and see the threads of a deployed taser hanging in the air and the man running away from the officer being zero threat to him.

Sorry, but your comments make no sense whatsoever when seeing the evidence on tape. The man lied, the officer moved the tazer over to make it look like he had been struggling. NO police officer would ever do something like that (picking up a discharged tazer and dropping him at the side of the dying man) for an innocent reason. In fact I think in such an officer involved shooting he is trained not to move or remove evidence. This officer is a murderer and he will hopefully be spending a nice number of years in jail for this heinous act.
 
Oh, you'll find that some will defend it regardless. :lol: What are you? New to DP?
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What matter is the facts. He clearly has not cited them.
 
Wow, talk about dreaming up a non-existent scenario rather than looking at this video and see the threads of a deployed taser hanging in the air and the man running away from the officer being zero threat to him.

Sorry, but your comments make no sense whatsoever when seeing the evidence on tape. The man lied, the officer moved the tazer over to make it look like he had been struggling. NO police officer would ever do something like that (picking up a discharged tazer and dropping him at the side of the dying man) for an innocent reason. In fact I think in such an officer involved shooting he is trained not to move or remove evidence. This officer is a murderer and he will hopefully be spending a nice number of years in jail for this heinous act.
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Unlike you, I haven't made anything up.

But this is again a great example of you making things up.
You have no idea what was moved or why. That all exists in your own imaginative thoughts.
 
Wow, talk about dreaming up a non-existent scenario rather than looking at this video and see the threads of a deployed taser hanging in the air and the man running away from the officer being zero threat to him.

Sorry, but your comments make no sense whatsoever when seeing the evidence on tape. The man lied, the officer moved the tazer over to make it look like he had been struggling. NO police officer would ever do something like that (picking up a discharged tazer and dropping him at the side of the dying man) for an innocent reason. In fact I think in such an officer involved shooting he is trained not to move or remove evidence. This officer is a murderer and he will hopefully be spending a nice number of years in jail for this heinous act.
The NYTimes conveniently puts their disclamer banner in a crucial spot just prior to the officer drawing and shooting.

While I think based on what I viewed, that the officer could have ran after, or somehow physically subdued the suspect, we don't know all the facts surrounding this, and they will come out.

So, I guess all the cop haters, and anarchist can now proceed to gather their lynch mobs, and Sharpton, and Jackson can make more money with lies and ginned up outrage.

Sad really.
 
From the description of the video, which is posted on the newspaper's website, The New York Times reported:

The video begins in the vacant lot, apparently moments after Officer Slager fired his Taser. Wires, which carry the electrical current from the stun gun, appear to be extending from Mr. Scott’s body as the two men tussle and Mr. Scott turns to run.

Something — it is not clear whether it is the stun gun — is either tossed or knocked to the ground behind the two men, and Officer Slager draws his gun, the video shows. When the officer fires, Mr. Scott appears to be 15 to 20 feet away and fleeing. He falls after the last of eight shots.

The officer then runs back toward where the initial scuffle occurred and picks something up off the ground. Moments later, he drops an object near Mr. Scott’s body, the video shows.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/u...-charged-with-murder-in-black-mans-death.html

Three issues include:

1. The "black object" at the early stages of what happened. Possibly, it was the stun gun. I suspect that once the video is enhanced during the investigation, the object will be identified.
2. The shots were fired at Mr. Scott when he was trying to flee and was some distance away (15-20 feet according to the news account).
3. The police officer picked up and placed an object near Mr. Scott's body.

The second point will almost certainly negate arguments that Mr. Scott posed a threat to the officer. The officer's perceptions, degree of training (if he lacked adequate training), among other factors, might lead to some mitigation of the charges, but it is difficult to imagine a scenario under which the officer would be exonerated.

The third point will probably seal the case against the officer. It is nothing less than an alteration of the crime scene. Such alteration suggests that the officer may have realized he had used unlawful force and attempted to change the narrative that would have become clear from a review of the evidence.

In sum, unless there is significant and credible new evidence, it's probably very likely that the officer will be convicted. Second degree murder is a distinct possibility, especially as he had altered the scene, providing some indication that he was aware that his conduct was inappropriate. Lesser charges are also possible, if the officer can reasonably demonstrate some extenuating factors, but his actions following the shooting may have lowered the probability of his being convicted on those lesser charges.
 
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It means something because he was pulled over and he was driving a nice car. There is a term for that, "driving while black", and it happens a lot. Yeah, it is relevant.

He was actually pulled over because he had a broken tail light. And they were saying this morning on MSNBC that it was assumed he tried to flee because he's been arrested 10 times, mostly for failure to pay child support and the belief is he didn't want to go to jail. There isn't any evidence that he was pulled over because he was black or because of the car he drove.

Regardless of why he was pulled over and what happened prior to the shooting, I saw the video, and to me it was a pretty clear case of the cop doing wrong and the cop also lying (claiming he did CPR when he didn't). The cop putting him in handcuffs while yelling at him to put his hands behind his back when he was already dead is just inexplicable. You can't really see what the cop tosses next to his body after going back to the scuffle scene to retrieve something, but I'm sure they will be able to digitally enhance it. If in fact it was the cop's taser that he claims the guy wrestled away from him, then this is as clear a case for murder as it gets.
 
The NYTimes conveniently puts their disclamer banner in a crucial spot just prior to the officer drawing and shooting.

While I think based on what I viewed, that the officer could have ran after, or somehow physically subdued the suspect, we don't know all the facts surrounding this, and they will come out.

So, I guess all the cop haters, and anarchist can now proceed to gather their lynch mobs, and Sharpton, and Jackson can make more money with lies and ginned up outrage.

Sad really.

The cop was in the wrong, period.

One cannot be in fear of their life when the other person is running away from them.

The taser is a moot point, as it is not lethal, and having been discharged, was certainly not a weapon.

The cop was lazy, being a prick, or was just pissed off.

The fact that he lied about providing CPR further reduces his credibility.

Hopefully, the original report will be made public.
 
The NYTimes conveniently puts their disclamer banner in a crucial spot just prior to the officer drawing and shooting.

While I think based on what I viewed, that the officer could have ran after, or somehow physically subdued the suspect, we don't know all the facts surrounding this, and they will come out.

So, I guess all the cop haters, and anarchist can now proceed to gather their lynch mobs, and Sharpton, and Jackson can make more money with lies and ginned up outrage.

Sad really.







No disclaimer here. dooshbag should get the chair,
 
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