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vlyons

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11. I don't believe that the cop thought that far ahead

Reply to sendero (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 09:16 AM

Apr 2015

If he stopped Scott for a tail light, all the cop had to do was call for a tow truck, write down license plate #; and then take some backup to arrest Scott in his home at a later time. Or even before it came to an altercation, he could have just informed Scott that he was going to write a citation ticket and that would be it. Why did it escalate to a confrontation? I think that the cop was just a lazy out of shape bastard, who didn't want to run after Scott. You can see on the recording that after Scott is down, the cop SLOWLY walks over to the body.

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"Bad decisions" [View all] sendero Apr 2015 OP

I agree... hlthe2b Apr 2015 #1

You are so right madokie Apr 2015 #2

Somewhere, some time before this incident, this cop had already decided he could shoot and kill -none Apr 2015 #3

Yes. They are already expecting the worse... Phentex Apr 2015 #4

I wondered also if someone had recorded the Michael Brown killing . . . brush Apr 2015 #10

You will notice the "To Serve and Protect" slogan in missing from most police cars now. -none Apr 2015 #16

Sad and scary, but true, -none. Welcome to DU! catbyte Apr 2015 #18

Thank you -none Apr 2015 #19

I agree. Whatever happened to anger that cop it did not just start at that point. I think that it jwirr Apr 2015 #23

Its bad cops and bad cop culture. It has to change. Scott's killer felt he was going to get away.... marble falls Apr 2015 #5

Very well put. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #6

You are so correct. 99Forever Apr 2015 #7

A big part of the problem is that so-called "good cops"... Nitram Apr 2015 #8

Called it. sarge43 Apr 2015 #9

I don't believe that the cop thought that far ahead vlyons Apr 2015 #11

Looked to me like the victim could hardly run CanonRay Apr 2015 #14

What I found particularly creepy was the way the cop looked so practiced... Nitram Apr 2015 #25

True, his actions are those of someone that has done this before. That is the scary part. Rex Apr 2015 #12

excellent observation, sendero NJCher Apr 2015 #13

True. I have heard of people who are "mean drunks" though otherwise nice. But I think that tblue37 Apr 2015 #15

it seems obvious to me this city's cop shop has been covering up for years. riverbendviewgal Apr 2015 #17

So Slager was a straight up asshole... The CPD knew this too, I have no doubts they knew this uponit7771 Apr 2015 #22

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2015 #20

K & R L0oniX Apr 2015 #21

Rachel caught my interest when she started her coverage talking about how they (cops who have jwirr Apr 2015 #24

Only if you're black Nitram Apr 2015 #26

In the video... 2naSalit Apr 2015 #27