South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man’s Death
 

Third police kill of black man/child I read about this week.

It's gotta stop.

This is the only one with an actual arrest of the cop.

:( Just sickening.

Cribbed from article: The Supreme Court has held that an officer may use deadly force against a fleeing suspect only when there is probable cause that the suspect “poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.”

I don't see how anyone COULDN'T believe this guy was a threat. He'd been arrested >10 times (non-violent offenses) and twice for assault and possession of bludgeon???

The only issue I have with this, at face value, is moving the stun gun that the offender took (Took? TOOK??? And bleeding hearts are trying to sell this is an unwarranted shoot? TOOK???) from the officer and carrying it to where he fell along with what appears to be lack of mandated CPR.

1. If you shoot someone, state your case and make your case. CREATING your case looks guilty.

2. Once the situation is under control, give the best medical assistance that you can.

If folks actually "want this to stop?" Folks should stop breaking the law and start acquiescing to arrest. :rolleyes:

But Hell yes (seriously), charge this guy with murder. He falsified a crime scene and didn't live by his shoot in the moment. That's some level of premeditation.

The first part of your post, you're groping. The guys arrest record isn't relevant. Possessing a bludgeon? In a country where possessing GUNS is more legal more often every day? If you had him hitting someone with a stick in the past year, that would be another thing. But you sound flippin' ridiculous trying to make a big hairy deal out of 'possessing' a bludgeon TWENTY FOUR years ago.

'Took' the taser he didn't have until the officer doctored the crime scene? Calling people 'bleeding hearts' for believing their eyes and arriving at the obvious conclusion before you do? Attitude check needed here!

Now, is the dead man to blame for not acquiescing, or is he a murder victim? Make up your mind.

Possessing a bludgeon?

I've got a whole fucking utility room and tool shed full of bludgeons.:rolleyes:

Living by the shoot in the moment?

WTF does that mean? You seem to be saying if he did not plant the taser next to the victim all would have been cool?

I guess we better ban baseball. I can't believe I used to let my son carry that bludgeon to the park. :rolleyes:

Sometimes you let your bias show just a little.:)

A "little"? :rolleyes:

I'm going to be as gentle as possible with you here, Zeke. Your attempt at mitigation with this one is just downright silly. The guy was running away and the cop shot him in the back. And the only thing you can see that he did wrong was falsify a crime scene, and by his actions acknowledged that he fucked up in the moment? That's some level of...uh...silliness.