[Vendome]

They over charged him.

They should have charged him with manslaughter.

Pretty sure he will be convicted federally...

[Wolfie]

Slager had been charged with murder in Scott's killing, although the jury was also allowed to consider a lesser verdict of manslaughter.

Source

[Boogieman]

That was 2nd degree murder, at a minimum.

[CodeToad]

“manslaughter”

Manslaughter is when an intentional act kills someone, usually inadvertently, not when the person is shooting with the intention of killing someone. That’s murder. This was murder.

I am all for anyone, cops include, having the right to self-defense, but not shooting unarmed fleeing suspects.

[fella]

It should have been an unsportsman like conduct with a 15 yard penalty, first down.

You don’t run away from the cops.

[mac_truck]

They over charged him.

It will be interesting to see if they charge him with murder again...I kind of doubt it, this jury was deadlocked over the manslaughter charge.

[Gene Eric]

>> They should have charged him with manslaughter

Going for a murder conviction is practically a non-conviction when physical interaction exists. And perhaps that was the prosecutors’ goal. Manslaughter is an easier conviction to make with similar results.