Police officer in South Carolina shoots man in the back 8 times.

Bazza · Apr 8, 2015

This story should not be about race - it needs to be about proper police procedure and how this police officer will be prosecuted.

Tidewater is spot on in his post (#18) above.....this cop has to be prosecuted just like any other person who wrongly shot another in order to discourage future acts to whatever extent possible.

mittman · Apr 8, 2015

This is as bad as it gets and indefensible. Yes, I am willing to hear the police officer's side of the story, but even if the guy was a repeat violent offender he is going to have a hard time defending this action.

AUDub · Apr 8, 2015

People are trying to set up GoFundMes for this guy. :eek2:

In addition, I found this: https://mobile.twitter.com/DefendMichaelS

Get a load of the people they're tweeting.

bama_wayne1 · Apr 8, 2015

DzynKingRTR said:
I could almost understand if he had just killed 8 people but for a deadbeat dad?

Just one more reason I pay mine early!!

jthomas666 · Apr 8, 2015

The officer is no longer an officer--he's been fired.

Not suspended, not put on administrative leave pending investigation, but flat out GONE.

Bazza · Apr 8, 2015

BamaBrass · Apr 8, 2015

Not much to defend there. He gone.

Tidewater · Apr 8, 2015

jthomas666 said:
The officer is no longer an officer--he's been fired.

Not suspended, not put on administrative leave pending investigation, but flat out GONE.

That's one local jurisdiction getting in front of the flow of events.

Bazza · Apr 8, 2015

This cop will see prison - and be thrown in with the general population. I wonder if he'll make it past the first week?

AUDub · Apr 8, 2015

Bazza said:
This cop will see prison - and be thrown in with the general population. I wonder if he'll make it past the first week?

They won't throw him in the general population. He's looking at segregation for the length of his term.

TIDE-HSV · Apr 8, 2015

Tidewater said:
This officer has been charged, and, I believe, will be convicted especially because of the video.
I feel bad for everyone concerned, but in my view, the reason we punish perps is not out of hatred for the perp, but to discourage others from committing the same crime. When enough cops go to jail for murder (or assault in lesser cases of police abuse), then cops will start to think twice before stepping over the line.
In this case, I'd bet all the dead man's wounds are in his back. It will be really hard, in light of the video, for the defense to make the case that the dead man was attacking the cop.
When I was stationed at Ft. Bragg, a soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division shot a Somali kid in the back with a 40mm buckshot round. His defense was that he felt threatened, but the kid's wounds were all in his back. The prosecution said, "You felt threatened by a 70 pound Somali kid who was running away from you?" Dude was found guilty. I'd bet this cop will be as well.

I think one was classified as "side." The other three were in the back...

Displaced Bama Fan · Apr 8, 2015

AUDub said:
They won't throw him in the general population. He's looking at segregation for the length of his term.

Something like this?

Bazza · Apr 8, 2015

AUDub said:
They won't throw him in the general population. He's looking at segregation for the length of his term.

That's no fun....let him atone for his sin.....

crimsonaudio · Apr 9, 2015

Police have released the dash cam video from the stop: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story...l-shooting-of-walter-scott?clienttype=generic

Tidewater · Apr 9, 2015

crimsonaudio said:
Police have released the dash cam video from the stop: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story...l-shooting-of-walter-scott?clienttype=generic

Not that the guy got what he deserved, but rabbiting over a deadbeat dad warrant? Plus, leaving his car sitting there? That just ain't smart.

AV8N · Apr 9, 2015

Pulled over for a broken third brake light? Is that even illegal?

TommyMac · Apr 9, 2015

Should be a verrry short trial, no way a lawyer can defend his sorry arse.

ValuJet · Apr 9, 2015

Couple of things about this incident I have questions about.

Watching the video a couple of times, there's no blood on the victim's shirt. Even when he's down on the ground for an extended period of time...no signs of having been shot. Eight shots means the cop was probably firing a 9mm or a .45 or similar weapon. To be shot five times in the back at that close range wouldn't there be signs of blood on the green shirt?

Secondly I find it almost incredible this person filming was never seen or acknowledged by the cops. At one point the camera is up against the chain link fence, appearing to be no more than 30 feet away.

There are a lot of questions about this video.

Bazza · Apr 9, 2015

Well the dash cam video does once again demonstrate that resisting arrest - can have some pretty grave consequences.

Of course that is not the narrative we hear from the media.

I can't post it here due to the colorful language but they should be showing the Chris Rock You Tube video "How not to get your a__ kicked by the police" over and over and over.

We already know the cop was wrong - now let's start talking about how to reduce the escalation of law enforcement encounters.....

crimsonaudio · Apr 9, 2015

ValuJet said:
Watching the video a couple of times, there's no blood on the victim's shirt. Even when he's down on the ground for an extended period of time...no signs of having been shot. Eight shots means the cop was probably firing a 9mm or a .45 or similar weapon. To be shot five times in the back at that close range wouldn't there be signs of blood on the green shirt?

Entrance wounds aren't that bad from what I've seen. If they penetrated enough to exit, the exit wounds will likely be pretty messy, but those would be in the front.

Police officer in South Carolina shoots man in the back 8 times.

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