timschochet said:
bigbottom said:
timschochet said:
There is also the fact that there is evidence that the police were ready to cover up the incident, just like Ferguson. If not for the video, this guy would still be on patrol, and the same people who are denying racism in this thread would be rushing to defend him. IMO
I though this piece that ran on NBC's Meet the Press this morning was very interesting. It is a depiction of how the Walter Scott shooting would likely have been reported if there had been no video.
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/meet-the-press/how-the-walter-scott-shooting-would-have-been-reported-if-the-video-didnt-exist-426872387597
General Tso, in response to your question about a cover up, please watch the video, Tia.
Thanks Tim, but I don't see anything in that video to show that the Police handled things inappropriately. Their initial release of information was very cursory, based on Officer Slager's account (he was the only witness) and not entirely incorrect I might add. I'm not sure what else they could have done. The shooting took place on Saturday, the video surfaced a couple days later, and the officer was immediately fired, charged with murder, and held without bond. And the day after that the PD ordered 150 body cameras.The NBC video linked above, by the way, was a lousy piece. They assumed that the story would end after the initial police report. How is that not biased and unfair? Who knows what would have happened in the days and weeks afterwards. The forensics would have certainly determined that he was shot in the back while running away. As I said earlier, the State Police who were at the scene were pretty convinced he was shot in the back. Would people really want the investigators to release their initial impressions in such a case before having the forensic evidence to corroborate things? Seems like the PD was in a no win situation and would be criticized no matter what they did.
Also, I love the way the Hispanic panel member says that the Police initially dismissed Feidin Santana when he came in to show them the video he took. What really happened (by Feidin's own words during an interview on Huffington) was that he informed police of the video and was told to wait momentarily, most likely so they could find the Police Chief or lead investigator. Feidin had a change of heart while he was waiting and decided that he should give the video directly to the Scott family - which by the way I think was a very wise decision on his part. But the Media's reported of this as police "dismissing the evidence" is at best inaccurate, and at worst completely fabricated.
SO much wrong with the reporting and the reaction to this case.
Nobody seems to care about the truth anymore.