I think it's most likely because law enforcement, especially police officers, as a career attracts psychopaths who want to legally fulfill their murder fantasies.
He didn't think hed be caught. Someone recording him never crossed his mind. That's why he started arranging the scene so he could use the same line that police have used for years: "He went for my gun/I perceived a threat, and I felt lethal force was necessary".
Theory is that he (Scott) thought he was getting arrested for a warrant that was out regarding failure to pay child support, so he ran after being pulled over (for a broken taillight). Cop tased him, Scott ran again after being tased, then the Cop shot Scott.
Don't think that is the case, the video is as conclusive evidence of an execution ever recorded. A jury of any possible makeup in terms of ethnicity is going to be horrified at the monstrous act of cowardice and lack of regard for human life, and push for the max possible.
Let's taze you and see how your "Fight or Flight" response goes.Originally posted by JasonSpear:
Sorry, but that's funny.
I'm pretty sure getting nailed with a taser is the universal language for "DON'T FN MOVE", not "GET UP AND RUN".
Putting this one guy in jail, since in this case we're lucky enough to have conclusive video evidence, is merely a band-aid. What's needed is a comprehensive change in the relationship between the police and the people. It has not always been this way, and it is not this way in other civilized countries. We have two problems that are all tied up together and confused back and forth with people pulling for one or the other to be focused on, but as others in this thread have spoken to, both need ot be addressed. One is that we have an overly militarized police force that too often plays judge, jury, and executioner. Who thinks people should submit to them and any of their demands if they have nothing to hide. Who far too quickly escalate force, rather than trying to manage and defuse situations and minimize force to reduce the risk of harm to perpetrators, officers themselves, and bystanders. Who see themselves and the people as being at odds with each other, with the cops being the only thing holding society back from a collapse into violent anarchy. Two, we do have a situation where racial profiling exists and people, based on their race - along with but not entirely explained by socioeconomic status - are approached in different manners. Both of these problems need to be addressed, and need serious, deliberate effort at remedying them.
Not only that, but the man made a decision to run from someone who casually murders him a split second later. His instincts were correct.Originally posted by Free_Salato_Blue:
Let's taze you and see how your "Fight or Flight" response goes.Originally posted by JasonSpear:
Sorry, but that's funny.
I'm pretty sure getting nailed with a taser is the universal language for "DON'T FN MOVE", not "GET UP AND RUN".
It is really kind of bizarre, some responses on here & in the national media/social media. It is like some want to pick a fight or controversy or sides out of this like it was Ferguson, when the truth is everyone who has seen the vid knows the cop is guilty. And the response by the local politicians/DA's office has seemingly made the community quite satisfied that proper and swift justice is going to occur.
Dude, a tiny fraction of black people ever murder someone. If you let that small fraction influence how you feel toward the vast majority who don't ever take another black life, that's pretty much textbook racism.
You keep saying this, or some slight variation of it. It seems that you're stating that because some black people are violent towards other black people, then police officers shouldn't be expected to refrain from using excessive force against black people in general?
Ya know, He also littered too. That's a $500 fine on top of the murder charge. As many charges as they find on this turd.Originally posted by _Chase_:
Planting the taser video, stabilized.
Not saying I agree with anything but in 2010, despite African Americans being only 13% of the population, they were responsible for nearly 60% of the gun homicides that year. That is wild.
No your wrong if you think I'm trying to say the cop is right, and it's not an easy thing to explain, but there is a stereo type and the people that don't know the reality or choose to ignore it fall victim(terrible choice of word in this case because the cop is no victim) to prepare for the stereotype instead of reality.
I'm not sure what you mean here. Life's not fair. Those guys are trained to make tough judgment calls (this was not one of those situations). If they don't want to do that, then they shouldn't be cops.
Don't know why you cant understand this but people can think the dude shouldn't have tried to run away from the cop and also think the cop should spend all kinds of time in prison for his disgusting act at the same time.
