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libdem4life

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38. Well, now they, too, must fear the potential of the lowly cell phone. It will change.

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:42 PM

Apr 2015

Technology will ultimately win this. Body and dash cams...mandatory. Just one less civil rights ruling will pay for the cameras. The public should demand it. Public surveillance video we old Boomers would have called Big Brother...bring it on.

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Before Secret Video Was Revealed, This Was The Official Police Statement on Walter Scott Murder: [View all] kpete Apr 2015 OP

Nothing the police say can be regarded as trustworthy anymore... First Speaker Apr 2015 #1

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Moostache Apr 2015 #33

Shows how long this sort of thing has been going on. riqster Apr 2015 #75

The same idea is found in Machiavelli's "The Discourses" Deny and Shred Apr 2015 #79

When the hell could it? They ALWAYS lie under oath too RoccoR5955 Apr 2015 #83

Police routinely lie in court tabasco Apr 2015 #2

Same bullshit line from Ferguson. It's a good thing there is clear video this time. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #3

Yep. joshcryer Apr 2015 #18

This clear video will shock everyone. Stuart G Apr 2015 #34

He was modifying the evidence to fit his upcoming statement bl968 Apr 2015 #56

I don't understand how the cop thought he was going to make mythology Apr 2015 #72

Kinda throws into question every testimony this officer's ever made under oath in court. . . Journeyman Apr 2015 #4

Me too! Rex Apr 2015 #13

Also throws into question the myth of the "good" cop. If they all cover for each other and valerief Apr 2015 #15

They arrested him. RealityAdvocate Apr 2015 #21

And then they'll let him off. It's how it works. nt valerief Apr 2015 #24

Yeah thats what worries me. /nt workinclasszero Apr 2015 #55

Yeah, after the video came out tkmorris Apr 2015 #26

Clear and compelling evidence does tend to speed up an investigation. RealityAdvocate Apr 2015 #31

I think we both know what the decision would have been tkmorris Apr 2015 #40

Only After the video surfaced. Oopsie. libdem4life Apr 2015 #28

did they arrest the officer that watched him plant that drop piece? frylock Apr 2015 #81

Watch the whole video he set it down and picked it back up. RealityAdvocate Apr 2015 #84

Easy, all the "good" ones get away with it. Dragonfli Apr 2015 #22

Really good point n/t zentrum Apr 2015 #17

Without this video this is another cop getting away with murder. nt Logical Apr 2015 #5

Video would have been confiscated and erased if the cop knew it existed Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #7

Yep, in a minute. He was praying that the video started after the shooting I bet. nt Logical Apr 2015 #8

^^^tHIS^^^ Lochloosa Apr 2015 #9

Another cop, being the key words here. Rex Apr 2015 #11

Yep, telling us how dangerous of a job it is. When it really isn't. nt Logical Apr 2015 #12

Seems that the only thing dangerous about it, is getting caught red handed by a cell phone. nt Rex Apr 2015 #14

Yep! nt Logical Apr 2015 #16

One of the things we have looked at is crime rates nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #63

i am sure there still will be drray23 Apr 2015 #35

This clearly implicates the second officer as an accomplice to murder after the fact. leveymg Apr 2015 #76

They want to cover other cops asses so the next cop covers theirs. Like you said, code of silence. n Logical Apr 2015 #80

paying it forward frylock Apr 2015 #82

omg Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #6

His service weapon? Yes, make sure the firearm even sounds patriotic. Rex Apr 2015 #10

Crony prosecutor got Wilson off. joshcryer Apr 2015 #23

If only there would have been cell phone coverage of the incident. Rex Apr 2015 #29

Needs to be revised to "his murder weapon" Faryn Balyncd Apr 2015 #62

Citizens are arrested for lying to the police. Until we start charging and arresting the police for jtuck004 Apr 2015 #19

^^^This^^^ truebrit71 Apr 2015 #45

If they don't have a body cam video, throw them out of court. Downwinder Apr 2015 #48

Cell phone camera images need to be automatically fed to the internet erronis Apr 2015 #20

This is already a thing. RealityAdvocate Apr 2015 #27

already exist. drray23 Apr 2015 #36

There are apps that do exactly that tkmorris Apr 2015 #39

Is there an app where one could say "start recording" Sienna86 Apr 2015 #50

Yes there is tkmorris Apr 2015 #52

A coroner knows if a person was shot at close range, i.e in a scuffle, or in the back and libdem4life Apr 2015 #25

libdem4life this is however, South Carolina. it has many coroners ready to bonniebgood Apr 2015 #32

Well, now they, too, must fear the potential of the lowly cell phone. It will change. libdem4life Apr 2015 #38

* L0oniX Apr 2015 #30

Thank You for posting this information.. Stuart G Apr 2015 #37

"Police reports say that officers performed CPR and delivered first aid to Mr. Scott." beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #41

Maybe he did perform CPR and delivered first aid Mariana Apr 2015 #64

Or after he realized he was being filmed. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #69

This IS very disturbing aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2015 #42

Looks like a murderer is gonna get his just deserts. Vattel Apr 2015 #43

The police are the new KKK. It's absolutely insane how much this is happening and caught on tape. Pisces Apr 2015 #44

I couldn't see any reference to the camera man but he was incredibly brave to capture this...nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #46

I hope I would have the presence of mind to video something similar Sienna86 Apr 2015 #49

yes... SummerSnow Apr 2015 #47

Another pointless tragedy. deurbano Apr 2015 #51

Tragedy is too generous of a word. It didn't just "happen". Bonobo Apr 2015 #61

Cops are out of control IHateTheGOP Apr 2015 #53

If the camera would not have been there workinclasszero Apr 2015 #54

The cop would have shot the person filming this with the same indifference leveymg Apr 2015 #57

The other officer watched him drop the taser & says nothing.... Historic NY Apr 2015 #58

I wonder what that second officer's report says. Ineeda Apr 2015 #71

When I was a juror I used to assume the police were basically telling the truth. Kablooie Apr 2015 #59

I've always been against the death penalty. This is the exception. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #60

Professional skills of reporters and integrity of police PR departments.. Also should be scrutinized lostnfound Apr 2015 #65

+1 nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #66

Good point! Phentex Apr 2015 #68

good catch. robinlynne Apr 2015 #67

blatant lies from the org that is supposed to protect the law samsingh Apr 2015 #70

K&R- until I saw the full video on Lawrence and not just clips, I didn't realize how myrna minx Apr 2015 #73

Retch-worthy, and hauntingly familiar. stevenleser Apr 2015 #74

Official Reality Octafish Apr 2015 #77

Videos get trials but they haven't led to any indictments/guilty verdicts. CincyDem Apr 2015 #78