04-08-2015, 02:11 PM
It's such a good thing that the presently unidentified citizen recorded this incident and turned the video over to Scott's family.
Just like in the Tamir Rice case, the story floated by the police officer before he knew about the video was a self-serving false narrative.
Officer Slager originally contended that Scott took his taser away from him and that he then shot Scott because he felt threatened and feared for his safety. His attorney essentially contended that once all of the details were released, it would be clear that Slager was forced to kill Scott in self defense.
Then, the video was released and it became clear that Slager's story was bullshit and his attorney dropped him.
State Rep. Justin Bamberg, an attorney, said at the press conference yesterday, “Regardless of what may have happened leading up to this shooting, at the moment (Scott) turned and ran, and was no longer a threat to the officer or anybody else, that officer was completely and wholeheartedly unjustified in gunning down Mr. Scott. He did not shoot once. He shot seven times, paused, and then fired an eighth round.”
I agree with Bamberg and think Slager is going down.
Just like in the Tamir Rice case, the story floated by the police officer before he knew about the video was a self-serving false narrative.
Officer Slager originally contended that Scott took his taser away from him and that he then shot Scott because he felt threatened and feared for his safety. His attorney essentially contended that once all of the details were released, it would be clear that Slager was forced to kill Scott in self defense.
Then, the video was released and it became clear that Slager's story was bullshit and his attorney dropped him.
State Rep. Justin Bamberg, an attorney, said at the press conference yesterday, “Regardless of what may have happened leading up to this shooting, at the moment (Scott) turned and ran, and was no longer a threat to the officer or anybody else, that officer was completely and wholeheartedly unjustified in gunning down Mr. Scott. He did not shoot once. He shot seven times, paused, and then fired an eighth round.”
I agree with Bamberg and think Slager is going down.