April 10, 201511 yr Yea, that's never happened the other way. :lol2: We only had months of riots and protests because of a lie. Only problem is no one was charged for lying in that case. True story and a lie is a lie. If you are caught in it, you should be charged. 100% agreement on that one.
October 9, 201510 yr That was an execution. Death penalty. I hate it when the guys who are supposed to be the good guys end up being the bad guys - in police work, education, or any other public service position.
May 11, 201610 yr Author The officer has been indicted by Federal court on civil rights violations. Faces life in prison.
November 2, 20169 yr If you didn't like the jury in the Tensing trial, you probably won't like it in this case either. 6 white men, 5 white women, and 1 black man. Walter Scott killing: Jury selected in Michael Slager trial - CNN.com Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)A jury of 11 whites and one black was seated Wednesday to hear the case against Michael Slager, the former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Walter Scott. The six white men, five white women and one black man will hear opening statements Thursday morning in the case, which drew national attention in 2015 after video emerged showing Slager shooting Scott as he ran away. Scott was black; Slager is white. The graphic video sparked outrage and reignited a national conversation about race and policing. Slager killed Scott after pulling him over for a broken brake light on April 4, 2015. The cell phone video, recorded by a bystander, shows Scott running away, his back turned. The officer raises his gun and fires eight times. Scott falls to the ground. Motionless and face down in the grass, the officer handcuffs him as someone yells, "Put your hands behind your back!" A grand jury indicted Slager on a murder charge in June 2015. The former officer has pleaded not guilty. If he's convicted, he could face 30 years to life in prison. The alternate jurors are two white men, two white women and two African-American women. When a CNN reporter asked about the racial makeup of the jury Wednesday, Scott family lawyer Justin Bamberg said, "White people believe in justice, too." The trial is being held in Charleston, where nine black people were shot and killed June 17, 2015, during Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. A white man, Dylan Roof, was charged in their killings and faces state and federal trials. The federal case is set to begin next week.
December 2, 20169 yr Jury is deadlocked on this case which is very surprising. If they can not convict on this case, I am not sure anyone will be convicted. Judge ordered them back to deliberate. Michael Slager trial: Judge tells jurors to keep deliberating - CNN.com The judge in the trial of former South Carolina police Officer Michael Slager told jurors to keep deliberating Friday afternoon after they told him they don't believe they can reach a consensus. Slager is charged with murder in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, after a traffic stop in North Charleston. "You have a duty to make every reasonable effort to reach a unanimous verdict," Judge Clifton Newman told the jury in a Charleston courtroom.The jurors, who began deliberating Wednesday, had caused momentary confusion when they sent the judge two notes in quick succession Friday. The first note asked the judge whether the jurors could receive a transcript of a witness' testimony. The second, sent 12 minutes later, informed the judge they didn't believe they could come to a unanimous decision in the case. Newman, wanting to know which note took precedence, called the jurors into the courtroom and asked whether they still wanted to receive the testimony, which he said was available not by transcript, but by audio. When they indicated they no longer wanted it, Newman told them they'd have to deliberate more. "The majority should consider the minority's position, and the minority should consider the majority," he said. A jury of 11 white jurors and one African-American is considering the testimony of 55 witnesses given over the span of five weeks. On the stand, Slager argued self-defense, telling jurors he shot Scott as he ran away because Scott posed a threat and could have turned around and charged him. One of the key pieces of evidence in the trial was a cell-phone video of the altercation. In the video, Slager is seen chasing Scott, then shooting him in the back. Prosecutors said the two were 18 feet apart when Slager opened fire. If convicted of murder, Slager faces 30 years to life in prison. Newman allowed the jury to consider the lesser offense of manslaughter, which carries a potential sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Slager also is scheduled to go on trial early next year on federal charges, including civil rights offenses, related to the shooting.
December 2, 20169 yr I'm surprised he didn't kill himself while out on bond. He's guilty as sin and knows prison isn't any place for a cop...
December 2, 20169 yr Wow, based on the video I just don't see how they can't convict. If I remember correctly. The guy filming only did so after the cop and the guy who got pulled over had gotten into a struggle.
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