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5 Second Slow Mo Video Shows What REALLY Happened With Policeman Who Shot Fleeing Man In Back
The officer shooting the unarmed man in the back who was running away is – appropriately – front-page news.
But there’s a bigger story …
Initially – as Kit Daniels shows – the media believed that the officer shot in self-defense … until the video was released. If the brave witness hadn’t filmed the entire incident on his cellphone, the truth would never have been discovered.
The Intercept explains:
Because three days elapsed between the shooting and the publication of the video of the shooting, the Scott incident became an illuminating case study in the routinized process through which police officers, departments and attorneys frame the use of deadly force by American cops in the most sympathetic possible terms, often claiming fear of the very people they killed. In the days after the shooting, the police version of events — an utterly typical example of the form — was trotted out, only to be sharply contradicted when the video surfaced. In most cases like this, there is no video, no definitive, undisputed record of much of what happened, and thus no way to rebut inaccurate statements by the police.
The first report of the Saturday afternoon incident, from Charleston’s The Post and Courier, followed the usual script: The police department’s story portrayed the victim as behaving dangerously, in this case, purportedly struggling to take an officer’s Taser as part of a violent altercation. Family and friends of the slain black victim mourned his loss and questioned the narrative offered by authorities.
The pro-police spin continued two days later, when a lawyer for Michael Slager, the officer who shot Scott, said Scott “tried to overpower” his client, who “felt threatened and reached for his department-issued firearm and fired his weapon.” Scott’s family and allies could do little more than note that Scott was unarmed, and call for the truth to somehow emerge.
A former U.S. Marshal reveals that law enforcement is trained to justify deadly force by pretending that they felt threatened by the suspect:
Moreover, police have shot people in the back and killed them as they ran away many times before. Here are a couple of recent examples, which happen to have been caught on tape:
- An unarmed man running away in Long Beach, California
- An unarmed man in Muskogee, Oklahoma (video)
- A man in Pasco, Washington
- An innocent artist in Utah who liked to dress up in anime (and see this)
Moreover, police often frame innocent suspects.
They also plant weapons on people, as “justification” for shooting them. The practice is so well-known that the New York Times noted in 1981:
In police jargon, a throwdown is a weapon planted on a victim.
Newsweek reported in 1999:
Perez, himself a former [Los Angeles Police Department] cop, was caught stealing eight pounds of cocaine from police evidence lockers. After pleading guilty in September, he bargained for a lighter sentence by telling an appalling story of attempted murder and a “throwdown”–police slang for a weapon planted by cops to make a shooting legally justifiable. Perez said he and his partner, Officer Nino Durden, shot an unarmed 18th Street Gang member named Javier Ovando, then planted a semiautomatic rifle on the unconscious suspect and claimed that Ovando had tried to shoot them during a stakeout.
Wikipedia notes:
As part of his plea bargain, Pérez implicated scores of officers from the Rampart Division’s anti-gang unit, describing routinely beating gang members, planting evidence on suspects, falsifying reports and covering up unprovoked shootings.
Here, officer Slager was caught on film planting his taser on Walter Scott after he had already killed Scott:
(This is a slow motion excerpt from the video.)
Why is this happening?
One reason is that many law enforcement officers consider failure to comply with the officers’ demands as a basis for using lethal force.
Police have become so militarized in modern America that – in the words of civil rights and constitutional attorney John Whitehead – “the only truly compliant, submissive citizen in a police state is a dead one.”
Of course, if we had the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution, this would not be such a problem. Sadly, we’ve lost virtually all of those rights.
No wonder you’re 55 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than a terrorist.
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Santana was ordered to remain in place but he chose to run. He considered deleting the video for fear of his own safety but then decided to offer it to the family.
You must have missed the two times the cop looked right at the camera.
Watch closer; he doesn't look at the camera.
Like an actor. Actors are trained to not look at the camera.
weak
The more important question if any of you people still have 2 independent functioning brain cells left needs to ask; why didn't they also charge the other cop as an accessory to murder? He is watching him drop the taser on the suspect AFTER he is dead. It makes him an accessory to the crime if he didn't report it.
Kinda changes the whole narrative in more than one way if they did.
exactly
http://www.thetruthaboutthelaw.com/the-most-important-legal-case-you-hav...
Most important statement there that applies to here.
"...There are two ways to control people. Overtly, meaning openly, with force or threats, or, covertly, by way of disguise or in secret. Our system is a covert system. The ENTIRE system relies upon the people believing that they are in charge of the system and that the system works for them, and that they are “free”.
The “legal system” is THE HEART of any COVERT system. The system must appear to justly hear disputes between all parties. Without that, the people would not accept the covert system. In an OVERT system of control, the people KNOW that the legal system is rigged against them. In the covert system the people imagine the legal system as “fair”. That is the key difference. Do you see that?
One of the most difficult concepts for people to truly accept is that the legal system is not there to dispense justice. It is there to control you under the GUISE that it is there to dispense justice.
The only obstacle that any covert system faces is making sure the people don’t find out the REAL nature of the system..."
Some more important points from the article.
"...Because the system is not what it claims, it cannot withstand any real questions, and that is why fundamental questions about freedom and the “legitimacy” of the system can never be allowed publicly. Do you see that?
Once you ask a question on ANY TOPIC outside the “accepted area” , you are a “nut”, a conspiracist, incompetent, unbalanced, etc. In school, you “get a bad grade”. In business you won’t get along, won’t get hired, won’t get the loan. You will get “investigated” and probably coincidentally, “lose your license”. Etc. etc.
When the population is fooled and believes it is free, like ours is, if you ask questions outside what the government has taught the people to “accept as reasonable” then the people themselves turn on you without any prompting. And the system eliminates you from the “debate” . Do you see how that works?..."
Yeah, except the judge was never accidented and lived to the ripe old age of 86 and finally died in 1988. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65209047
Which kind of discredits the whole article.
Great article you referenced DCH. I too wonder if the ballless prosecutor there would charge the second cop. Lord knows he needs to. And I think the lawyer who jumped up with the public statements saying how the cop struggled for the the taser with the suspect then shot him in self defense, should also be tried for perjury if not obstruction of justice. Anyone with two functioning brain cells knows that statement didn't come from the cop. It was plotted and delivered right from the lawyers office with the help of the police commisioner.
Don't worry, Federalization of all police is just round the corner.
If they do tat without amending the constitution it will be open season on every "federal" poliice officer because they will literally be armed criminals.
No, it won't. It won't be open season on anything until a very large chunk of the population has been abused or is related to somebody who has been abused. People don't want to believe that the government is out of control. It takes them way the fuck out of their comfort zones. This bias is so strong that even some of those who have been abused will still side with their abusers. Think about the tubby Kardashian watchers and what they'd be in their own minds if they couldn't be ardent patriots.
federalization would probably improve policing in some of these states, i am sure obama would like to see that, although not for the reasons you suppose. its not just poor southern states that have problems the federal government stepped in and retried the cops in the rodney king case, in LA. obama made such a big deal about ferguson, the trayvon martin case was a far bigger miscarriage of justice, but the perp wasnt a white cop so the crime didnt merit the attention of obamas racist organization. we havent heard much more from the media about those blacks who shot two white cops in ferguson have we?
You have to keep in mind that when the feds come into a police department and crack heads together, the heads that they're cracking aren't always part of the fed's team. They'll police local police departments, but they won't police themselves. So yeah, the feds can improve things with a local PD, but not for the reasons that people think. And they'll still turn around and be every bit as nasty what they just stopped, but with the resources of the federal government behind them.
It has already happened. Freedom IS a state of mind. That state has been conquered a long time ago, 24/7 365 overt and covert propaganda on all the senses has totally enslaved the pleasure palaces of your brain. They've turned you all into a bunch of brain hormone drug addicted addicts. It all starts by taking back control of your minds especially that piece of real estate. Federal, state, local are all on the same brain drip as you and I, their uniforms don't exclude them from the drip. Denial, outrage (moral or otherwise), porn (sexual, food, doom), etc. are one hell of a drug especially once you've been reduced to an almost brain dead iZombie whose brain functions one step up from REM induced sleep puts you in a very suggestible state aka hypnosis. Coordinate the senses to the words amplifies that high or low especially when done in both an overt and covert manner at the same time.
Now take that in context with this cop case here. Take the emotional bias away and think it through rationally. That is the real key to regaining your personal freedom. Use your emotions in a controlled manner to get your brain out of iZombie mode.
Neat word vomit. My brain is free, hence the criticism.
iZombie mode is the default state of 95% of the ZH commentariat.
You meant to say cop AND terreriost, I'm sure.
There, fixed it for ya!
That other cop? Ya about that?
There's no blood in any of the photos of this incident.
That raises questions.
www.jimstone.is
no blood on that green shirt and the photographer was right there. cop never looked around for witnesses. seems like a speck of red would show up as they moved his shirt around after bleedout. dnvote all you want, that cameraman was pretty close and in plain view and moving around for better perspective, anyone would have seen his movements as a witness for the cops. makes no sense
Too much T.V./Movies.
maybe so, but you'd think they would confront the guy with the camera right there. never even looked around at him. Still filming when the troops showed up
hmm one small piece of evidence does not contradict the rest
Ive watched officers for 25 years doing criminal law, 10 as a prosecutor
they are definitely getting more violent
and the higher ups are covering more and more ass
they ARE the executive branch
given how violent every other level of executive is behaving AND ignoring the Constitution
why are you surprised
I'm going to go with ebworthen. Too many TV/Movies. I've seen too many things die violent deaths without a lot of blood spilling onto the ground to think that is in any way suspicious. If the dude had been plugged in the head with a 357 mag or in the chest with a 30-378, then yeah, there would probably be a lot of blood, but a 9mm or a 40S&W? Not so much. If they get hit in the heart, they are going to stop bleeding very quickly. A wound that is not fatal or that takes a while to cause death is more likely to involve a lot of bleeding. Last large animal that I killed was a cow elk and I hit her with an '06 at 80 or so yards. Right between the heart and spine. Dropped her instantly. Blew a 4" circle of rib out at the exit wound. You know what? There was almost no blood on the ground. There was barely any on the fur around the exit wound. I could have scoured the area behind her for chunks and I would have found something, but even that wasn't obvious. I've also come across deer that I had to search meticously to find what caused their death, even when it was a bullet wound.
I've killed and watched several anamals be killed where all the blood that drained, drained into the chest cavity. Not much drained onto the ground until we opened them up and drained the blood ourselves. Once that heart stops beating, the blood stops pumping, which means that it won't be forced out of wounds.
You've been watching too much Hollywood make believe. In reallity bleed out doesn't work that way.....
....except at certain marathon endings.
dead men don't bleed. he was dead when he hit the ground probably
Long on body armor.
Sorry but body armor is as evil as "assualt rifles" and in many states require the same backround check as for purchasing a deadly weapon. After all the proles should have complete faith and trust in their local stormtroopers.....
Minions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minion
Too bad, in real life, most don't find it Funny.
Thanks, GW.
Modern day "Brown Shirts".....
A lot of cops are just plain psycho. Mom once dated one who forced her to move out of state. Then, I had an incident, several years ago, where a deputy's son tried to run me off the road. I called 911, not knowing who he was. If the responding deputy could have killed me w/ looks, I would've dropped dead in my own driveway! He didn't admit the guy was related to a deputy(not him), I found that out on my own. I'll never call them again. I also bought dash cams because that deputy told me it was a case of my word against his. On the plus side, that son has since killed himself while speeding. The dept. also covered that up. They said his brakes malfunctioned. Yea, that happens when you take a curve at over 100 mph!
1. There was no reason to shoot the man, no matter what kind of scuffle or resistance he displayed before the shhoting. He was not an immenent threat to anyone so use of deadly force was not justified. 2. So no matter what he did afterwards, the guy is in trouble, and should be. 3. I think another issue is the policeman did not give the man he shot any kind of first aid or even check vitals. I think the victim was still alive after he fell, and this is why the cop is shouting for him to place his hands behind his back, cuffed him, and watched him die. 4. The shooting police officer then seemed to go back to the firing location, pick something up, walk back to the victim and drop something next to the body.
But... The video quality is bad and it's hard to tell what the object is. Can anyone find a picture of the type of tasers they use in Charleston, SC? There is one frame that may allow a good comparison for ID. I'm not making excuses for the cop, I just don't like speculation. Maybe the object is a knife, a small handgun (does not appear to be), the magazine from his firearm, or something innocuous. There are not many, if any, confirmed videos of a policmen actually planting false evidence, so this may be significant if it can be actually confirmed.
Facts matter and are important. They strengthen your case and remove your thoughts from speculation to accurate, irrefutable description. So I'm just trying to goad a cloud source vizual confirmation.
The U.S. is becoming like many other countries, where people with power and authority lord it over and abuse the populations.
In some countries they say "If you have a problem and call the police, you then have two problems"
"The U.S. is becoming like many other countries, where people with power and authority lord it over and abuse the populations."
However, the American country and people are well armed.
See Bundy Ranch videos.
The banksters need to repay us.
If sheep could arm themselves, would there exist meals of mutton?!
"The banksters need to repay us"
I love that line!
This guy had a problem yesterday. Very ugly, and going to be very expensive when the victum gets through suing. Probably be several new opeings on the San Bernadino police force, too.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/10/1376851/-Caught-on-video-Desert...
This is not going to end well for US. I used to be supportive of law enforcement but our cops are shooting and tasing us, planting evidence and being equiped like the damn ISIS terrorists!
I guess we don't need cops all that bad, if they are going to be worse than the problem...
They're on the same team.
Worse.
Much worse. Its actually putting criminal elements on a pedestal and giving them carte blanche immunity from any laws that pertain to citizens.
Thank your jack booted TWO TIERED Justice System for this. Its two tiered as in one tier for those with money or public employment where they have virtually no laws pertaining to them and another for ordinary citizens who are subject to any and every law, even those they know nothing about.
Don't agree with that? Ask John Corzine, perhaps he could explain it better, or ask any public prosecutor who railed someone on trumped up false charges with knowlwdege that was what was happenning. Ask the police who lie on a daily basis while sitting on a witness stand. How many people have been pulled over with a bullshit excuse? But the police are considered above reproach and their honesty is never questioned. That must change if this situation will ever improve.
People of all stripes and all wealth need to be treated equal under the law. From the POTUS down to the lowest.
better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent.