11-28-2017, 12:30 PM
(04-08-2015, 07:35 AM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: Just heard about this one this morning.
Apparently happened Saturday. Cop sops a guy for a broken tail light, there is a scuffle, cop tases the guy, guy runs and cop fire 8 times hitting the guy 5 times.
THEN he lies....
It's been two and half years since you posted the first story in this thread Six.
Since then, we've seen the bystander video of former officer Slager shooting Walter Scott 8 times in the back, from a distance, while unarmed Scott was running away.
We know from the video and from the state murder trial that Slager's statements about what went down don't match up to what actually occurred and that Slager planted his taser next to Walter Scott's body. And still, a South Carolina jury deadlocked. He hasn't been retried by the state.
Walter Scott's family was awarded $6.5 million in a wrongful death settlement.
Now, Slager's sentencing trial for violation of civil rights to which he plead guilty is underway. He faces 5 to 20 years.
In attempt to get the lightest possible sentence, Slager's attorney is using Attorney General Jeff Sessions' inaccurate claims that he never met with any Russian operatives during the election in Slager's defense.
Slager's attorney says that just like Sessions, Slager didn't lie to authorities multiple times. Instead, the attorney claims, they both just don't remember correctly for a number of reasons.
That looks like a transparent attempt to influence the judiciary to me. "If you punish my too client harshly, you're condemning your own boss, Judge", kind of strategy. Strange.
Refs:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-charl...s-defense/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn...ting-case/