Where did you see he had no registration? Do you have a link?
SC - Walter Scott, 50, fatally shot by North Charleston PD officer, 4 April 2015 - #1
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Where did you see he had no registration? Do you have a link?
I can agree to a certain extent dodie20 - but the part about cops are used to this, and are trained to deal with it isn't making sense these days. It is common for people to run and should be no big deal - so what's going on? Why are cops shooting at people left, right and center?
Is it me or are male cops doing all the shooting at people on the run these days? Why no female cops? Have to think they are too smart for this. Jmo.
Why run at all? I really don't understand that.
On NPR today, a guest noted that Timothy McVeigh and other very dangerous felons have been caught as a result of a traffic stop.
Another point worth considering is the number of police officers who have been shot and killed while conducting traffic stops, as well as how many high speed chases and other dangerous situations occur as a result of suspects fleeing and attempting to elude police officers.
I don't know the answers. There has to be some kind of social contract that law enforcement and the public can both abide by. Cops work for the people, enforcing the laws that are enacted by legislators - who are elected by the citizens.
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If a person's first instinct was to run, that will override the 'instinct' to stop when told to stop. It's fight or flight.
The transmissions to dispatch were correct? His follow up report was correct? The video matches the transmissions and reports?
You are following the story, right?
It seems to me a more sensible lesson to be learned is that people who run from cops just might get shot and killed. Cops have always been allowed to use their judgment and as this case shows, cops don't always have good judgment.
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[h=1]Female police officer faces murder charges for shooting and killing unarmed suspect[/h]http://fox2now.com/2015/03/25/femal...der-charges-for-shooting-and-killing-suspect/
Slager said that? Do have a link? The video shows he did not - what's the comparison?
So one female vs how many males? Females still seem up the ladder to me.
I see no reason that this has escalated to where we now are. The guy did scuffle with the cop, I saw it on the phone video. The guy who took the video, plus another witness has said they scuffled. The ownership of the car was questionable, and the victim had a warrant out on him for failure to pay child support. But the cop didn't need to shoot the man 8 times, and has been arrested and charged with murder. That is the remedy. The suspect has been arrested. But still all this drama.
OMG, let's PROTEST, again. Yeah, it's always so successful in getting results. Next, I'm sure there will be distruction of property, fires, and more people injured.
The media has been very selective in what they show, and if it comes out that the car was stolen, the family will say that's just to disparage the victim. On and on. My brother lives in Charleston, and yes, it is a breeding ground for crime. When we go there, the doors are locked, we don't drive thru certain neighborhoods and only frequent businesses in the more upscale areas. It is what it is.
The man should not be dead, but the cop is arrested and charged.
OMG, let's PROTEST, again. Yeah, it's always so successful in getting results. Next, I'm sure there will be distruction of property, fires, and more people injured.
The media has been very selective in what they show, and if it comes out that the car was stolen, the family will say that's just to disparage the victim. On and on. My brother lives in Charleston, and yes, it is a breeding ground for crime. When we go there, the doors are locked, we don't drive thru certain neighborhoods and only frequent businesses in the more upscale areas. It is what it is.
The man should not be dead, but the cop is arrested and charged.
Yes, I am. All is not as it initially appeared, which IMO was the construct of an attorney and a PR guy who are suing for a % of the financial recompense, and media that wants a hot story to report on without much work beyond free commentary on how outrageous it is.
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Yes, but not when put in the same context as broken 'out' as in the glass part broken.
Ok but that attorney was acquired by Slager and we can't hold the whole department responsible for what media reports. They did what they were supposed to do. The first response should be to accept the report, read it, and respond. They don't automatically doubt what the officer reports until they have had time to read it. JMHO.
I just don't see evidence of an attempted cover up here.
Has there been ANY report or evidence this car was stolen? I see people making little references to questioning whether he actually owned the car, implying it could have been stolen? Where is this information coming from?
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