04-14-2015, 01:33 PM
This is the audio of Michael Slager talking to a senior officer just after he shot and killed Walter Scott.
The fact that he laughs about having adrenaline pumping is disturbing some people.
What I find more concerning is the fact that the senior officer tells Officer Slager that he won't have to answer any questions about the shooting for days, based on "the last one" that went down.
An unarmed man is lying dead in the grass with five bullets in his back, Slager doesn't have a mark on him nor any obvious signs of trauma, and Slager won't be questioned for days? That's wrong, IMO.
I think it should be standard operating procedure for cops to be questioned about shootings involving unarmed citizens right away.
They should not be given days to think things over, consult with others, and potentially create a false narrative. They shouldn't be presumed guilty of anything, but they should be required to give their own independent account of what happened immediately and on the record. More detailed interviews can be done later.
Those early accounts could help to both clear good cops and weed out bad ones.
The fact that he laughs about having adrenaline pumping is disturbing some people.
What I find more concerning is the fact that the senior officer tells Officer Slager that he won't have to answer any questions about the shooting for days, based on "the last one" that went down.
An unarmed man is lying dead in the grass with five bullets in his back, Slager doesn't have a mark on him nor any obvious signs of trauma, and Slager won't be questioned for days? That's wrong, IMO.
I think it should be standard operating procedure for cops to be questioned about shootings involving unarmed citizens right away.
They should not be given days to think things over, consult with others, and potentially create a false narrative. They shouldn't be presumed guilty of anything, but they should be required to give their own independent account of what happened immediately and on the record. More detailed interviews can be done later.
Those early accounts could help to both clear good cops and weed out bad ones.