Michael Slager; Cop who shot Walter Scott dead; walks free?

[impeachtrumpquick]

Last edited Sun Dec 4, 2016, 03:10 PM - Edit history (1)

[OneBlueDotBama]

1. Not So

I live in the Charleston area and no one has walked free to date. The jury will reconvene Monday @ 9 am.

Judge asks jurors to rethink mistrial in Michael Slager case

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jurors in the Michael Slager murder trial are going home for the weekend. They have deliberated more than 16 hours over three days in the case of the white former South Carolina patrolman charged in the shooting death of Walter Scott.

Scott who was black, was shot five times in the back running from a traffic stop in April of 2015. The shooting was captured on cellphone video that stunned the nation.
At one point Friday it appeared jurors were deadlocked when the judge read a letter from one of them saying that he could not vote to convict Slager and was not about to change his mind.
But the jury foreman said he thought the panel could still reach a unanimous verdict and the deliberations continued.

http://counton2.com/2016/12/02/jury-no-consensus-in-walter-scott-case/

[Quixote1818]

4. Good for that judge and thanks for the link. nt

[JudyM]

5. And good for that foreman!

[Paladin]

2. I hope that one juror never has another moment of peace in his or her entire wretched life.

Beyond shameful.

[cab67]

3. agreed

I'm aghast that anyone can look at the video of what happened and conclude that the officer didn't commit murder.

[JudyM]

6. There must be a standard in the police dept that says you can't shoot someone who's running away

because you're too damned lazy to run after them.

[True Dough]

7. If this isn't an "open and shut" case

What is??? At least in terms of guilt. The appropriate penalty can be debated but that video is incontrovertible.