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Video Shows Officer Shooting Unarmed Black Man in South Carolina

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Thats is one of the typically stupid things that gets said in threeads like this. He didnt get shot because his brake light was broken. He got shot because he had warrants, grabbed the tazer, then ran.

Thats doesnt justify the shooting but it certainly frames your comments as idiotic, prejudicial, and and outright wrong.

Funny, but I was unaware that having warrants and running requires immediate execution.

I have not yet seen anything in the OH Revised Code indicating that immediate execution is an accepted action for these - I'll bet that SC law is the same.

At best, running from a cop is a misdemeanor charge that must be charged, and requires a court of law to decide guilt or innocence.

At the time of the shooting, Scott was an innocent man, and should have been treated as such.
 
Right, but let's think about all those times when there wasn't a video camera. The department said on the news that 'there were no witnesses except that video, and without it, they'd never know what really happened.

So you assume that what this video captured is the normal behavior of police officers?
 
:doh
Apparently not.

Again; Where does it say this specific Officer performed CPR?

Let me help you out. It doesn't.

The plural includes the shooter, a very simple concept.
 
Thats is one of the typically stupid things that gets said in threeads like this. He didnt get shot because his brake light was broken. He got shot because he had warrants, grabbed the tazer, then ran.

Thats doesnt justify the shooting but it certainly frames your comments as idiotic, prejudicial, and and outright wrong.

No it's not wrong. It all started because of a broken taillight.

And you are sounding like someone who's trying very hard to look for excuses for this cop. He then ran huh? That should tell us all we need to know here. The guy was 20 feet from the cop, and running away from the cop when the cop started shooting! The officer was in no way in danger.

Anyway I'm not going to get into a pissing contest about the specifics in this case. The fact is we have a much bigger problem in this country. Many cops have a shoot 1st and ask questions later attitude towards their jobs. And something needs to be done.
 
Shoot an unarmed guy 7 times, then walk over and pick up the taser and plant it near the body, handcuff the body, and don't perform CPR.

Think of how many times this has happened when someone did not have a cell phone camera.

If this cop is found guilty, I hope he roasts in prison for the rest of his life.

Unbelievable.....



So is this how we should approach all crimes caught on camera? Do we assume that the criminal is only the tip of an iceberg of crime committed by those associated to the criminal?
 
No it's not wrong. It all started because of a broken taillight.

And you are sounding like someone who's trying very hard to look for excuses for this cop. He then ran huh? That should tell us all we need to know here. The guy was 20 feet from the cop, and running away from the cop when the cop started shooting! The officer was in no way in danger.

Anyway I'm not going to get into a pissing contest about the specifics in this case. The fact is we have a much bigger problem in this country. Many cops have a shoot 1st and ask questions later attitude towards their jobs. And something needs to be done.

That is because, up till video cameras on the streets, they have gotten away with it.

The times, they are changing, and in favor of citizens.
 
The plural includes the shooter, a very simple concept.
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Oy vey. No it doesn't.
There are multiple Officers on the scene in the final video segment.
Not once was it claimed that he performed CPR, but you sure did jump to the conclusion that he said he did (which he didn't) which made him a liar in your eyes.
 
So is this how we should approach all crimes caught on camera? Do we assume that the criminal is only the tip of an iceberg of crime committed by those associated to the criminal?

Or that police corruption is just now the tip of the iceberg of rampant criminal activity by cops.

The sword cuts both ways.
 
That is because, up till video cameras on the streets, they have gotten away with it.

The times, they are changing, and in favor of citizens.

And, they have gotten away with it for years. Cops should have to take a year off every few years, so they can re-join the real world, decompress a bit, live in a world where they don't have authority over others, and spend time with people who are not criminals. A sanity sabbatical from time to time.
 
Initial Police reports said that officers performed CPR and delivered first aid to Mr. Scott.

That in itself is disturbing. They did no such thing. Disgraceful.
 
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Oy vey. No it doesn't.
There are multiple Officers on the scene in the final video segment.
Not once was it claimed that he performed CPR, but you sure did jump to the conclusion that he said he did (which he didn't) which made him a liar in your eyes.

And, as usual, you avoid the application of common sense.

You can be sure that the first cop, the shooter, wrote the report, as he was the involved officer.

That is how most departments work.

Let's just wait and see, eh?
 
Or that police corruption is just now the tip of the iceberg of rampant criminal activity by cops.

The sword cuts both ways.


That is the same cut.
 
And, they have gotten away with it for years. Cops should have to take a year off every few years, so they can re-join the real world, decompress a bit, live in a world where they don't have authority over others, and spend time with people who are not criminals. A sanity sabbatical from time to time.

Or move to a different department.
 
That is because, up till video cameras on the streets, they have gotten away with it.

The times, they are changing, and in favor of citizens.

Absolutely. The 'blue wall of silence' as been around forever. But now with cameras everywhere the wall can't always hide the actions of these bad cops.
 
And, as usual, you avoid the application of common sense.

You can be sure that the first cop, the shooter, wrote the report, as he was the involved officer.

That is how most departments work.

Let's just wait and see, eh?
As usual, all you are doing is showing an ignorance of reality and a willingness to make false assumptions.

There were multiple Officers on the scene.
You have no clue as to which Officers the report was referring.

Nothing you provided shows he gave CPR.
Nothing you provided says he said he gave CPR.
Nothing you have provided says he lied.

All you have is nothing.

The problem here is that you want to fight instead of being accurate with your information.
 
For Slager, the best case scenario
A reasonable person believes that a man fleeing with a taser--which had already been fired--was a grave and imminent threat to the officer or the community at large.


Is that about the size of it?
 


saw the video on cnn this morning

my only question is why wasnt the video from before also showed?

from what i see, there is little doubt in my mind that this shooting sucked on so many levels

someone caught it on video.....but did they also catch the initial stuff where the original taser was fired?

and the struggle for the taser?
 
This is so ****ed up. This man should be alive. Nothing but murder.
 
Thats doesnt justify the shooting but it certainly frames your comments as idiotic, prejudicial, and and outright wrong.

If it doesn't justify it, why are you using it as a justification?
 
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Or move to a different department.

No, they need to get away from all law enforcement for some time.

Kind of related...after spending a week with 8 Dept of Labor auditors at our corporate headquarters, I could say the same for them...none of them had any experience in the private sector, complying with their laws.

A lot of cops relish having authority, that is unhealthy if it is a bad cop. Some time in another job altogether where they can't exercise authority over others might be illuminating for them.
 
As usual, all you are doing is showing an ignorance of reality and a willingness to make false assumptions.

There were multiple Officers on the scene.
You have no clue as to which Officers the report was referring.

Nothing you provided shows he gave CPR.
Nothing you provided says he said he gave CPR.
Nothing you have provided says he lied.

All you have is nothing.

The problem here is that you want to fight instead of being accurate with your information.

Instead of crying here, you should call the local prosecutor who filed the charges, and whine to him.

No disagreement from the Police Chief, or the Mayor, either.

Your problem is that you refuse to use common sense, and, as usual, become angry when challenged.

The courts will finalize the verdict, but there will be more information released before that, I am sure.
 
Instead of crying here, you should call the local prosecutor who filed the charges, and whine to him.

No disagreement from the Police Chief, or the Mayor, either.

Your problem is that you refuse to use common sense, and, as usual, become angry when challenged.

The courts will finalize the verdict, but there will be more information released before that, I am sure.
Oh looky at you ignoring the fact that you are wrong.
Figures. Same old **** just a different day.
The only crying here is yours, you were wrong but refuse to admit it.

There were multiple Officers on the scene.
You have no clue as to which Officers the report was referring.

Nothing you provided shows he gave CPR.
Nothing you provided says he said he gave CPR.
Nothing you have provided says he lied.
 
No, they need to get away from all law enforcement for some time.

Kind of related...after spending a week with 8 Dept of Labor auditors at our corporate headquarters, I could say the same for them...none of them had any experience in the private sector, complying with their laws.

A lot of cops relish having authority, that is unhealthy if it is a bad cop. Some time in another job altogether where they can't exercise authority over others might be illuminating for them.

Yea, I know.

I was a deputy in the early 80's, and got out after getting 2 college degrees.

I have never regretted that decision.

Garbage like this absolutely completely pisses me off, and makes it even more difficult for good cops to do their jobs.

The key to good policing is the quality of the departmental leadership.
 
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