Have you met anyone that has sided with Michael Slager (cop who shot Walter Scott in back) yet?

[Reter]

Thankfully I haven't. In fact I was pleasantly surprised when I went into work yesterday and spoke with this neo-con who ALWAYS defends cops. Even she said this was murder. So then I went to Free Republic, land of racist cop defenders. I clicked on a thread, and read the first 25 or so replied. Every single one of them was against this cop. I was shocked, because Freepers always take the cop's side.

So, have you met or heard on TV/radio/FaceBook anyone yet who can possibly defend this police officer? Even the hard-core neo-cons on my FB aren't defending him (they are silent, but still).

[boston bean]

1. A couple here not defending... but trying to cloud issue by

by stating we don't know what actually happened before.... and if he was grabbing for the taser.... etc.. the usual stuff. But they don't have a leg to stand on, so they don't push it too far.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. ex nypd cop. now criminal law professor on local radio show was ultra pro cop

Against body cameras. Basically blamed african american communities for neg experiences with cops. A major tool

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. give Faux Gnus Thyme.

You can be sure they are digging hard into his (Scott's) background to find a reason justifying the shooting.

[DefenseLawyer]

4. Closest I have had is the "bad apple" defense

This is an isolated incident, one bad apple spoiling the fun for everyone and letting cop hating liberals paint with a broad brush yadda yadda yadda I've talked to 2 or 3 of those

[merrily]

6. "Bad apple" may be a defense of the "system," or cops generally, but it's not a defense of Slager.

It's a condemnation of Slager.

I know that you didn't say it was a defense of Slager. You said it was the closest you'd heard to a defense. But I just wanted to underscore.

[DefenseLawyer]

7. Yes, as I said, it's the closest I've come

It's still a denial that police brutality is a systemic problem, however.

[merrily]

8. As you typed that, I was typing an edit to my original reply to you. We're on the same page.

[Adrahil]

12. I've heard that one a few times...

My neighbor (the local sheriff) tried that one. I gave a wry smile and asked if he REALLY thinks this is just a bad apple. He finally admitted that there are far too many cops who shouldn't be cops.

[merrily]

5. Once the video was viewed, the justice system charged him.

I'd bet he had defenders before the video and the charge.

And, I'd bet he's still have defenders if anyone in authority were still defending him.

[shenmue]

9. No

[Reter]

11. Why the sad face?

It's good that no one has defended him. Great username BTW.

[shenmue]

14. I'm happy no one has defended him

The whole thing just makes me sad.

Thanks about the name.

[HughBeaumont]

10. Not a single #notallcops'er chimed in on my news feed.

Not a one.

Strange, that is . . . considering the Klan-issued goggles with which they all watched the Tamir Rice drive-by.

[samsingh]

13. not yet

[zappaman]

15. Nope.

Don't think I will since I live in a blue town.