POLICE BRUTALITY CASES: WALTER SCOTT MURDER & MORE

[HairOfTheDog]

He didn't murder the punk, he may of made a mistake but it ain't murder.

If you intentionally kill someone who is not posing an immediate threat of great bodily harm or death to yourself or others, it qualifies as murder (legally) -- whether you're a cop, a criminal, or an average Joe -- make no mistake about it.

Based on what we see, there was no effort by any of the cops on the scene to corner McDonald or try to contain/stop the punk before Van Dyke unloaded his service weapon into the teen.

And, let's say Van Dyke claims he was afraid McDonald, who was high on PCP, would get away and hurt somebody or himself and there wasn't time to try containment. Well, that doesn't explain why Van Dyke kept shooting over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over for 30 seconds when he'd neutralized/downed the perceived threat within 6 seconds and the suspect wasn't resisting arrest.



Of course, we don't know all of the evidence, but the Grand Jury reviewed the case and indicted Van Dyke on first degree murder charges. That hardly ever happens with cops.

So, based on what's publicly available, I think the charge is appropriate. But, I'll be objective in listening to Van Dyke's defense if the case goes to trial.