It gets worse. He handcuffs the dead guy. Then he goes back and picks up a taser that you can see from the beginning of the video and throws it by the dead body.
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Just like that shooting of the mentally impaired guy at point blank range, they put a bunch of rounds into his chest then told his corpse to drop the screwdriver that he was working with.
Huffington Post has a better description, surprisingly. Once the full video surfaced the lawyer of the cop quit.
Video Shows Officer Michael Slager Shooting Unarmed Black Man In The Back In South Carolina
Quote:
A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder Tuesday after video showed him fatally shooting a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back.
North Charleston Police Officer Michael T. Slager, 33, can be seen shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott after a confrontation on Saturday, according to The Post and Courier. Slager chases Scott and shoots at him eight times in the video recorded by a passerby and obtained by The New York Times.
Scott died there, though it wasn't clear if he died immediately.
The graphic video raises questions about Slager's original assertion that he used his gun because he felt endangered.
The confrontation started when Slager had reportedly pulled over Scott because of a broken taillight. It escalated into a foot chase as Scott allegedly fled because there were family court-issued warrants for his arrest. Slager pursued Scott into a grassy lot and claimed that he fired his Taser to subdue him.
Moments later, Slager reported on his radio, “Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser,” according to the Times.
Earlier this week, an attorney for Slager said the cop felt threatened after Scott tried to overpower him and take his Taser. Today that attorney told The Post and Courier that he's "no longer involved" in the case.
But first images in the video are of Slager shooting at Scott as he runs away from him. It also appears that Slager drops the Taser near Scott after he was gunned down, according to The New York Times.
Police reports also say that responding officers performed CPR and delivered medical aid to Scott, but the video shows Scott face down in handcuffs for several minutes after the shooting. Another officer shows up and appears to give Scott aid, but never performs CPR.
The Post and Courier reports:
Police Chief Eddie Driggers said Tuesday that Slager had been arrested.
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that FBI investigators would work with the State Law Enforcement Division, which typically investigates officer-involved shootings in South Carolina, and the state’s attorney general to investigate any civil rights violations in Scott’s death. Mayor Keith Summey added during a news conference that as a result of the video and Slager’s “bad decision,” the officer would be charged with murder.
Scott had been arrested about 10 times in the past, mostly for failing to pay child support or show up for hearings, according to the paper.
"He has four children, he doesn’t have some type of big violent past or arrest record. He had a job, he was engaged," a lawyer for Scott's family told the Times. "He had back child support and didn’t want to go to jail for back child support."
In a statement released Tuesday night, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) said, "What happened in this case is not acceptable in South Carolina." Senator Tim Scott (R) said "The senseless shooting and taking of Walter Scott's life was absolutely unnecessary and avoidable," adding that he would be watching the case closely.
The shooting in North Charleston comes on the heels of several high-profile cases of police officers using deadly force against unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, Cleveland and New York. This is one of the few times the offending officer has been charged with murder.
"What if there was no video? What if there was no witness? Where would we be without that video," Justin Bamburg said at a presser with the family on Tuesday night. Bamburg represents South Carolina's House District 90.
Family attorney L. Chris Stewart called the witness who recorded the video a "hero," saying that video evidence disproved initial reports that Scott reached for the Slager's Taser. Stewart added that the witness is working with investigators and may eventually come forward.
Stewart also said that they will file a civil lawsuit. The family urged the public to fight for justice legally instead of through violence.
"We can't get my brother back," Scott's brother Anthony said. "I don't think all police officers are bad cops, but there are some bad ones out there."
"I had two brothers, now I have one," he said tearing up. He recalled his brother as an outgoing man who served in the Coast Guard and was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
North Charleston Police Officer Michael T. Slager, 33, can be seen shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott after a confrontation on Saturday, according to The Post and Courier. Slager chases Scott and shoots at him eight times in the video recorded by a passerby and obtained by The New York Times.
Scott died there, though it wasn't clear if he died immediately.
The graphic video raises questions about Slager's original assertion that he used his gun because he felt endangered.
The confrontation started when Slager had reportedly pulled over Scott because of a broken taillight. It escalated into a foot chase as Scott allegedly fled because there were family court-issued warrants for his arrest. Slager pursued Scott into a grassy lot and claimed that he fired his Taser to subdue him.
Moments later, Slager reported on his radio, “Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser,” according to the Times.
Earlier this week, an attorney for Slager said the cop felt threatened after Scott tried to overpower him and take his Taser. Today that attorney told The Post and Courier that he's "no longer involved" in the case.
But first images in the video are of Slager shooting at Scott as he runs away from him. It also appears that Slager drops the Taser near Scott after he was gunned down, according to The New York Times.
Police reports also say that responding officers performed CPR and delivered medical aid to Scott, but the video shows Scott face down in handcuffs for several minutes after the shooting. Another officer shows up and appears to give Scott aid, but never performs CPR.
The Post and Courier reports:
Police Chief Eddie Driggers said Tuesday that Slager had been arrested.
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that FBI investigators would work with the State Law Enforcement Division, which typically investigates officer-involved shootings in South Carolina, and the state’s attorney general to investigate any civil rights violations in Scott’s death. Mayor Keith Summey added during a news conference that as a result of the video and Slager’s “bad decision,” the officer would be charged with murder.
Scott had been arrested about 10 times in the past, mostly for failing to pay child support or show up for hearings, according to the paper.
"He has four children, he doesn’t have some type of big violent past or arrest record. He had a job, he was engaged," a lawyer for Scott's family told the Times. "He had back child support and didn’t want to go to jail for back child support."
In a statement released Tuesday night, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) said, "What happened in this case is not acceptable in South Carolina." Senator Tim Scott (R) said "The senseless shooting and taking of Walter Scott's life was absolutely unnecessary and avoidable," adding that he would be watching the case closely.
The shooting in North Charleston comes on the heels of several high-profile cases of police officers using deadly force against unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, Cleveland and New York. This is one of the few times the offending officer has been charged with murder.
"What if there was no video? What if there was no witness? Where would we be without that video," Justin Bamburg said at a presser with the family on Tuesday night. Bamburg represents South Carolina's House District 90.
Family attorney L. Chris Stewart called the witness who recorded the video a "hero," saying that video evidence disproved initial reports that Scott reached for the Slager's Taser. Stewart added that the witness is working with investigators and may eventually come forward.
Stewart also said that they will file a civil lawsuit. The family urged the public to fight for justice legally instead of through violence.
"We can't get my brother back," Scott's brother Anthony said. "I don't think all police officers are bad cops, but there are some bad ones out there."
"I had two brothers, now I have one," he said tearing up. He recalled his brother as an outgoing man who served in the Coast Guard and was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
It gets worse. He handcuffs the dead guy. Then he goes back and picks up a taser that you can see from the beginning of the video and throws it by the dead body.
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Dead people are know to resist arrest !
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Bismarck.Zenim said: »
I wish the video showed more. Starts when the police and man separate so we don't see what happened prior.
And when gunshots are heard on the audio, the camera looks at a tree trunk instead of the shooter or the victim : /
And when gunshots are heard on the audio, the camera looks at a tree trunk instead of the shooter or the victim : /
I'd like to know what lead up to it as well, but there is absolutely no circumstances in which shooting a fleeing suspect in the back is acceptable, period. And, before someone jumps on the hyperbole train, this guy didn't have a bomb running into a crowd of people.
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Incoming rioting in the streets nothing like street justice !
Running while black is a crime didn't you guys get the memo ?
Well hopefully this guy's life sentence will finally wake up the rest of the cops in the country to stop killing people.
Everyone knows this site right?
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
I never bothered to read all the numbers, but apparently they're giving out unemployment rates as, official unemployed and actual unemployed.
Guess what?
Obama's been lying again.
/shocked
So the official rate is: 5.77%
Actual rate is: 11.52%
But everyone with half a brain already knew the 5.5% or what nonsense they're so proud of is made up.
Here's what caught my eye this time looking at the numbers and letting them speak to me.
16.05% of the workforce (2015) are government jobs.
9.9999999% of the workforce (2015) are union members.
In perspective that means 1 out of 6.25 people who are employed work for the government and 1 out of 10 people are apart of a union.
Man just starring at the numbers boggles the mind.
13.77% of the entire population lives in poverty.
12.77% of the entire population do not have health insurance.
14.38% of the entire population receive food stamps.
Assets vs. debt
Small business + corporations + households make up all the assets per citizen which equates to $358,765.
Yet liability per tax payer is $811,931.
But at least the median income went from $28,308 from 2000 all the way up to $28,695 now. That extra $300 is really gonna help after 15 years for all that liability.
Anyway carry on with video of the cop who shot the guy 8 times as we was trying to flee, handcuffed the dead body, and then try to plant a taser next to his dead body.
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
I never bothered to read all the numbers, but apparently they're giving out unemployment rates as, official unemployed and actual unemployed.
Guess what?
Obama's been lying again.
/shocked
So the official rate is: 5.77%
Actual rate is: 11.52%
But everyone with half a brain already knew the 5.5% or what nonsense they're so proud of is made up.
Here's what caught my eye this time looking at the numbers and letting them speak to me.
16.05% of the workforce (2015) are government jobs.
9.9999999% of the workforce (2015) are union members.
In perspective that means 1 out of 6.25 people who are employed work for the government and 1 out of 10 people are apart of a union.
Man just starring at the numbers boggles the mind.
13.77% of the entire population lives in poverty.
12.77% of the entire population do not have health insurance.
14.38% of the entire population receive food stamps.
Assets vs. debt
Small business + corporations + households make up all the assets per citizen which equates to $358,765.
Yet liability per tax payer is $811,931.
But at least the median income went from $28,308 from 2000 all the way up to $28,695 now. That extra $300 is really gonna help after 15 years for all that liability.
Anyway carry on with video of the cop who shot the guy 8 times as we was trying to flee, handcuffed the dead body, and then try to plant a taser next to his dead body.
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Everyone knows this site right?
my favorite part is
revenue collected per citizen $8,675
us debt interest payments per citizen $7,833
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Shiva.Viciousss said: »
Well hopefully this guy's life sentence will finally wake up the rest of the cops in the country to stop killing people.
Killing brown people is a cop perk !
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Every single president in my life. And the two most honest presidents of the 20th century are included in that.
Its all in how the statics are juggled. And they are ALWAYS juggled.
So you are telling me politicians know how to juggle that is pretty cool !
Garuda.Chanti said: »
And the two most honest presidents of the 20th century are included in that.
who would those two be, pray tell?
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interesting. I don't know as much about Truman as I maybe should.
You're extremely late to the party chaos. This has been talked about openly for longer than you've been alive and certainly has since Obama has been in office. I think the more shocking thing is that you just came to notice this now lol...
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Garuda.Chanti said: »
Truman good lord you must be 85 years old !
I think Obama is the best black president we've had since... Obama !
2012 Obama is far superior to the 2008 version. Smarter faster stronger.
2012 Obama is far superior to the 2008 version. Smarter faster stronger.
Lincoln was the last honest President
Lakshmi.Flavin said: »
You're extremely late to the party chaos.
I like how he told us to "carry on with the video"
and he's the one that posted it.
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Shiva.Viciousss said: »
Just like that shooting of the mentally impaired guy at point blank range, they put a bunch of rounds into his chest then told his corpse to drop the screwdriver that he was working with.
Did you give him a Psychology test at some point ?
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
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Ragnarok.Nausi said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
I think you scare more people into voting democrat with your posts here than any amount of campaigning could muster up.
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Lakshmi.Flavin said: »
Ragnarok.Nausi said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
I think you scare more people into voting democrat with your posts here than any amount of campaigning could muster up.
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