Posted on 04/14/2015 6:38:37 PM PDT by dragnet2
“3 days? Come on now.”
You are aware he can and may choose to -never- give a statement. He only risks being fired under Garrity if he refuses a compelled statement. If it is serious enough, that might be a very sane option for a cop.
And a hint, if they arrest and fire you later that evening, the last thing on your list should be to give a statement to people who have their mind fully made up.
Oh, I’ll do that. The state has it on the audio recorded at the same time the short news clip of the video was taken. For some reason, they’ve been more than happy to characterize it, but have refused to release it. I’m looking forward to hearing/reading it.
Everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...
Mark
A reminder to everyone that Slager was interviewed at his attorney’s office, arrested and held in the County jail two days after he killed Scott. Bond denied.
“Everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...”
But the -moment- they viewed you as the suspect in a criminal investigation, (they become aware you have shot somebody) they had better have given you your Miranda warnings or none of those statements can be used against you in court.
Yes...Interview witnesses and the shooter as soon as possible if they're available, absolutely. The faster the better. But if it's a bad guy on the run you'd probably have to wait until captured to get his statement...lol
Real cute. Let me reframe that. Someone shoots someone. Don’t bog down in Good guy, bad guy, cop, homeowner.
Cop rolls us and demands the shooter to tell him exactly what happened. We aren’t talking witnesses. Those are always interviewed as quickly as possible. But a suspect is a different animal.
By what legal right does this cop compel a shooter to immediately tell him what happened? You are aware, a shooter, cop or not, NEVER has to explain what happened.
See, after a CCW self-defense shooting, you're going in a police car downtown even if the police are cooing at you that you did the right thing and you were justifiably in fear of your life. I wouldn't believe them even if they're telling the truth.
Better idea is to instead take an ambulance ride to the hospital and contact your lawyer from the ICU.
“The faster the better.”
When you are the suspect in a homicide investigation that could give you life in prison, and the death penalty has even been mentioned, the speed of the investigation does not matter to you in the slightest. Slowing things down is a good good thing if you think your position may not be very good.
If you shot a guy raping a kid, holding a knife to their throat. Then fine, give your hero statement and go pick up your cape from property. But this guy?? Slow is his friend.
Any other things you think suspects need to do to make life better and faster for investigator?
This was your question above and my response below.
Yes...Interview witnesses and the shooter as soon as possible if they're available, absolutely. The faster the better. But if it's a bad guy on the run you'd probably have to wait until captured to get his statement...lol
But a suspect is a different animal.
Obviously.
You are aware, a shooter, cop or not, NEVER has to explain what happened.
I never suggested they did. I would think beating it out of them wouldn't be considered legal.
BTW, he was not arrested until after he decided to give a statement to the investigators, 3 days later.
BTW, you brought up the demand thing. I never suggested anyone demand anything on this thread.
You're focused on only suspects. The suspect here is dead. He can't talk. This happens all the time.
It's much more then suspects here, be it the cop or the dead suspect.
In this case they have 2 videos w/audio, possibly body cam/ audio transmissions, a person who was a witness prior to taking the video and during the video, radio transmissions, ballistics, a weapon, the taser, a body and finally the shooters statement 3 days later.
Then he was arrested almost immediately after providing the statement.
I dunno, just a wild hunch, but it seems there might be some big inconsistencies in Officer Slager's statement.
SLED thinks so.
Did they ever report what Slager dropped right next to the suspects body?
Seems a bit odd after going though an event like that, seeing the unresponsive body and then taking the time to walk back to the point of fire, pick something up, walk back and then very nonchalantly drop an object right next to the body.
Could be insignificant, but sure seems odd.
Don’t know if it’s true, but Conservative Treehouse said it was the taser holster. Even so, it does seem odd. I thought police were taught never to move anything at a crime scene.
But on on the defense of fear for one’s life. Premeditated and planned for weeks— yes!!
I’m referring to “everything” about this “case”.
A man is dead, and a cop is in jail.
I have zero confidence that the media and the government are at all interested in fact finding, truth or justice.
Prayers sent to the families of both men, because they are now all just minor players in a noxious game that has no logical rules, and all their suffering is just beginning!
I’m going to give it a few months for ALL the facts to emerge.
Yep, no winners here. And I am confident Slager didn’t leave home that morning intent on killing some black guy.
Even the race hustlers couldn’t sell that.
From my cursory knowledge of the facts here, I’d simply like to know how he justified shooting the suspect in the back, who was obviously running away.
And all over a pay-up warrant.
When and if his statement is ever released ping me if ya see it.
Thanks mom.
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