SC Cop charged with murder

[Hawk]

An event from my area of the country:

http://t.co/poJ0d1Q3gD (video)

This, my friends, is ****ing barbaric and utterly disgusting.

Officer said he was 'in fear for his life'.

Something must change. You have to wonder what the response would have been to this atrocity had it not been filmed.

[zitothebrave]

Don't worry, gilesfan, krg, and thethe will be here to defend the cop for planting evidence.

[Garmel]

Holy ****.

[sturg33]

"IF you pay your child support bills, you don't get shot 8 times and killed"

/all the cop suckers on this board

[thethe]

Like in any profession there are people terrible at their jobs. This animal should be thrown in jail for a long time.

[bravesnumberone]

This guy needs to be fired into a brick wall repeatedly.

[sturg33]

I just remember folks on here saying "if you're not doing anything wrong, you won't get shot"

[goldfly]

Like in any profession there are people terrible at their jobs.

that you started with this

says a lot

[bravesnumberone]

This isn't the right word for a disgusting situation like this, but I'm glad it was caught on tape. Hope justice will be done.

[gilesfan]

Don't worry, gilesfan, krg, and thethe will be here to defend the cop for planting evidence.

No, not really.

[gilesfan]

I just remember folks on here saying "if you're not doing anything wrong, you won't get shot"

I think it was, if you obey the officer, you won't get shot.

(not justifying this cop who should be in jail, but get your story right)

[thethe]

that you started with this

says a lot

That I started with a true statement?

How should I have started my post sir?

[Tapate50]

Awful. Just awful...

[sturg33]

I think it was, if you obey the officer, you won't get shot.

(not justifying this cop who should be in jail, but get your story right)

It actually was "if you're not doing anything wrong... you won't get ..."

Which is why I brought up "if you weren't speeding, you wouldn't get shot" and was made fun of...

Apparently this was over a busted tail light?

[weso1]

It actually was "if you're not doing anything wrong... you won't get ..."

Which is why I brought up "if you weren't speeding, you wouldn't get shot" and was made fun of...

Apparently this was over a busted tail light?

In the article it said he was going to be arrested for failure to pay child support.

That almost looked like a scene from Reno 911.

[sturg33]

An event from my area of the country:

http://t.co/poJ0d1Q3gD (video)

This, my friends, is ****ing barbaric and utterly disgusting.

Officer said he was 'in fear for his life'.

Something must change. You have to wonder what the response would have been to this atrocity had it not been filmed.

Had this not been filmed, the cop suckers would have believed the cop saying the big scary black man took his taser (which was later planted on his body) and that the cop had to do what he had to do.

then the child support stuff would come out and the same folks would claim what a deadbeat thug he was.

But then they would all say "he shouldn't have been killed but..."

[sturg33]

“The number of law enforcement officers who have shot unarmed civilians and gone free over the past year has been extremely discouraging, but the fact that this policeman was arrested so swiftly shows that there can be justice for victims so long as a bystander is nearby, has a camera phone on them, captures the whole interaction, and several dozen other circumstances play out in the precise sequence,” said North Charleston, SC resident Jenine Williams, echoing the sentiments of millions of Americans who told reporters they have faith that, as long as a fair-minded eyewitness happens to be passing by at the exact right time; has the inclination to stop and film; an unobstructed view; enough battery life and memory on their phone; a steady hand; the forethought to start filming an interaction with the police before it escalates into violence; is close enough to get detailed footage, but far enough away to avoid being shot themselves or seen by the officer and potentially having their phone confiscated; and it is daytime, then justice would certainly be served."

[sturg33]

“The number of law enforcement officers who have shot unarmed civilians and gone free over the past year has been extremely discouraging, but the fact that this policeman was arrested so swiftly shows that there can be justice for victims so long as a bystander is nearby, has a camera phone on them, captures the whole interaction, and several dozen other circumstances play out in the precise sequence,” said North Charleston, SC resident Jenine Williams, echoing the sentiments of millions of Americans who told reporters they have faith that, as long as a fair-minded eyewitness happens to be passing by at the exact right time; has the inclination to stop and film; an unobstructed view; enough battery life and memory on their phone; a steady hand; the forethought to start filming an interaction with the police before it escalates into violence; is close enough to get detailed footage, but far enough away to avoid being shot themselves or seen by the officer and potentially having their phone confiscated; and it is daytime, then justice would certainly be served."

This was an onion quote, by the way

[sturg33]

Prior to the officer knowing the incident was filmed, he was well on his way to getting away with it. There's no doubt in my mind he would've

Here is a story about the initial officer and department statements regarding the incident:

Link

A few quotes - but it's worth reading the whole thing:

Police in a matter of hours declared the occurrence at the corner of Remount and Craig roads a traffic stop gone wrong, alleging the dead man fought with an officer over his Taser before deadly force was employed.
…
A statement released by North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor said a man ran on foot from the traffic stop and an officer deployed his department-issued Taser in an attempt to stop him.

That did not work, police said, and an altercation ensued as the men struggled over the device. Police allege that during the struggle the man gained control of the Taser and attempted to use it against the officer.

The officer then resorted to his service weapon and shot him, police alleged.

Slager thinks he properly followed all procedures and policies before resorting to deadly force, lawyer David Aylor said in a statement.

“When confronted, Officer Slager reached for his Taser — as trained by the department — and then a struggle ensued,” Aylor said. “The driver tried to overpower Officer Slager in an effort to take his Taser.”

Seconds later, the report added, he radioed that the suspect wrested control of the device. Even with the Taser’s prongs deployed, the device can still be used as a stun gun to temporarily incapacitate someone.

Slager “felt threatened and reached for his department-issued firearm and fired his weapon,” his attorney added.

[Carp]

Definitely manslaughter. But you don't need to exaggerate to prove your point. From the video, the suspect clearly did reach for the stun gun. Looks like he knocked it out of the cops hands, then took off running. Then the cop shot the unarmed guy in the back like a coward.