Based on what I’ve seen thus far about this shooting (no more or less than what other Freepers have seen), it doesn’t look good for the officer. However, it is important to remember that we are not yet privy to all the evidence. We know that there was a struggle, off camera. It may yet turn out that Scott’s prints are on the officer’s gun and/or taser, and the object dropped at Scott’s feet may indeed have been sunglasses. In addition, Scott may well have been high as a kite when the tragedy was unfolding.
There were also at least two potential witnesses - the person who made the videos and the passenger in Scott’s car. We have no idea at this time what they’ve told investigators.
It’s hard to imagine evidence sufficiently exculpatory to exonerate Flagler from blame for shooting a fleeing suspect multiple times in the back, but who knows what may turn up.
I do know this, however. If the officer is acquited, America’s cities will burn this summer.
He fired 8 rounds at a fleeing suspect. The danger to the cop had passed and there is no evidence at all that the deceased was a danger to anyone else. The taser which supposedly was fought over had been used and its wires are clearly seen training the deceased. Officer Slager called in that there was a struggle for his taser and he was forced to shoot. Clearly if there was a struggle for the taser it happened some time before the shooting. From the cell vid we see Scott leave the car and call to the officer. Slager tells him to get back in the car which he does. Had there been a struggle is it even possible that Slager would not have handcuffed and arrested Scott for assaultin a P.O.? Yet Scott was unrestrained in the car and Slager was at or in his cruiser. The after some seconds he bolts the car. Slager follows, yells “Taser Taser” and uses it to no effect. He draws his weapon and fires 8 shots at the deceased’s back. I don’t know why he did this, but this is IMO at least what we call in NY murder with depraved indifference.
What kind of radical are you?/sarc
I agree that we are in perilous times, possibly on the edge of the abyss and it's all being directed by the WH, coordinated with soros funded groups.
Just heard another "White officer shoots unarmed black man in back" story on Fox radio followed by a brief story about Officer John Moynihan of Boston being shot in the face.
Needless to say they neglected to mention that the officer was White and was shot by a black gang member, ex-con on parole for previously shooting at police, illegally in possession of a gun.
Just an oversight, I'm sure.
Meanwhile, since this happened, statistically 11 Crackers have been murdered by blacks but we don't know the name of a single victim.
When the police saw the video a couple of days after the shooting, they charged the cop with murder.
What kind of cop goes to pick up evidence from one edge of the crime scene, and then drops it into the most important part of the crime scene, and then thinks better of it, and picks it up and places it back on his belt?