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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAll sorts of you know what has hit fan Re: SC cop killing unarmed black man.
UP date to this earlier post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026471398
Cop has been arrested AND denied bail.
His lawyer has quit the case.
FBI and Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launch investigation
What is is about this particular shooting that made such a difference in how officials are reacting?
Is the blowback after Ferguson?
or the unquestionable clarity of the video of the shooting?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)A: This cop isn't part of "THE FAMILY."
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)Just as damning IMO.
aikoaiko
(34,183 posts)Otherwise the story would be that the victim had the stun gun, squared off with the cop, but turned just as the officer fired in justified self-defense.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)That's not to say some attorney won't spin us a yarn. It will be interesting to hear.
aikoaiko
(34,183 posts)NJCher
(35,722 posts)Time for the masters of psychology to come out of the woodwork. The creativity is something to behold.
Cher
cui bono
(19,926 posts)Something about the victim attacking the cop... I forget already, same old same old.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)Seems like they are aggressive in responding to this type of thing. If you remember the officer who shot the unarmed black man at a gas station when he reached into his car to retrieve his identification, that happened in S.C. too and the officer was quickly fired and charged.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)is scheduled to go on trial on July 20 for the shooting of an unarmed black man. He's charged with manslaughter.
The PD has refused to release any of the dashcam footage, which is suspicious at best.
liberalhistorian
(20,819 posts)that particular case was that there was NO reason whatsoever for Officer Trigger-happy to have even asked for any identification in the first fucking place. The guy was doing NOTHING wrong, he was getting back into his car after having paid for his gas and munchies. Whoopee. He had every right to be there and psycho-cop had no reason at all to stop him or to demand his ID or anything else.
Dwayne Hicks
(637 posts)Though it seems there is no question that the murderer cop is a racist.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)without serious material consequences up to and including their city being burnt down.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)and people aren't afraid of making video themselves.
TeeYiYi
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Your attorney has returned the "I Am Michael Thomas Slager" solidarity bracelets!
TYY
vlakitti
(401 posts)are armed with camera phones and the like these days. Back in the Rodney King period filming was a rarity. Many people, with guts and no illusions about cops and the courts, have them and use them.
randome
(34,845 posts)Before the Digital/Smartphone Age, reporters carrying bulky recording equipment really could be considered a distraction/concern/interference in a rapidly developing situation.
But that was long ago and no longer applies. It's time for law enforcement to enter the 21st century with mandatory body-cams and throwing out laws against citizen recordings.
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Orrex
(63,223 posts)What is this country coming to?
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...it's coming to its senses.
TYY