Ill put it this way. Walter Scott and Sam Dubose were not violent criminals, therefore I value their lives more than the dishonest thugs who disgraced the badge by murdering them and trying to cover it up.Skyline said:What about the lives of 'thugs?"
Now when it comes to actual violent street criminals who harm innocent people, they can fvk off.
Except the car didnt move until after Dubose was already shot dead. And clearly DA Deters saw through the "I was dragged" lie. He's sided with cops before in cases of a civilians injury or death.FairShake said:If you attempt to flee with a police officer having contact with your car it should be considered assault. Starting the car and putting it in drive while disobeying a lawful order to get out of your car and while having a police officer in your car falls neatly under that scenario to me.
And this was the case in this instance hence the officer being dragged 10 to 20 feet prior to falling off the car after shooting the driver. Had the car not been in drive and turned on it would not have taken off like it did.
People made up their minds about this case before they ever saw the video. They always do. White Police Thugs or Ghetto Black Thugs we know what side we're on before the sides even appear.
Edit: Plus, no matter what the media says, I seriously doubt that gin bottle was unopened. Not only is Barton Gin clear but when I stopped the video on Youtube there appears to be a clear sliver between cap and plastic ring, which opens after you open a bottle.
It may have been piss in the bottle but it wasn't an unopened bottle of gin.
So its rather damning for the DA to come out and say the officer was a liar, was not dragged, that Dubose was never violent, that the officer's reaction was unwarranted, and that Tensing should have never been an officer in the first place. Those are harsh words from a man with a history of backing cops.
So it says a lot that Deters looked at that video, heard testimony from the 3 officers on the scene, and came to the conclusion he did about Tensing. He wouldnt have gone after Tensing as vigorously as he did if it wasnt so apparent what a liar Tensing was and how unnecessary it was to shoot someone in that situation.