Here's the video:
 
http://www.click2houston.com/news/officer-shoots-black-man-as-hes-running-away/32249698 

 
The officer shot a man as he ran away, supposedly as the man took his taser.  What do you think?   I didn't see a topic on here and I figured this was a place it should be posted!
 
A lot of the media is playing it off as race involved- personally I don't see it that way, but who knows.
 
Any commentary/updates?

Edited April 8, 201511 yr by fiskey111

I clicked on the link and the page was not found.  

Same, 404 not found here.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32213482

 

He's being charged with murder. I don't deem this shooting justified. Even if the guy did take his taser, surely 8 rounds into his back isn't an appropriate response.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32213482

 

"A white south Carolina police officer has been charged with murder" 

 

Sigh, why does the media have to always make this about race? 

 

Other than that, this shooting is not justified, the man should be sent to jail as such. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32213482

 

He's being charged with murder. I don't deem this shooting justified. Even if the guy did take his taser, surely 8 rounds into his back isn't an appropriate response.

 

Agreed. And for people who would defend this cop, I'll just leave that here:

 

because the media wants to ignite a race war for there king obama...this has nothing to do with race, they want a ferguson across the whole country

The shooting was not justified, though I don't consider this a tragedy. A criminal off the street in any means necessary is always a good thing. The officer should face disciplinary action, but I'm not in mourning over the shooting. Life moves on.

At first I was on the the victims side. But after watching the video more and more, it looks like the cop was tased by the guy. Right as he runs away, it looks like the taser prongs were in the officer's arm. http://gyazo.com/abbed444d5f0632cb3ab148365b98f1b

 

But idk, maybe not murder. Manslaughter seems more likely

Right as he runs away, it looks like the taser prongs were in the officer's arm.

Even still, the officer wasn't immobilized by the taser shot. If he had dropped to the floor and had Scott started beating on him or whatever, then by all means he's clear to waste the guy with his service weapon. But as this didn't happen I really don't see the need to lay lead into the guys back as he runs off. 

A lot of the media is playing it off as race involved- personally I don't see it that way, but who knows.

 

 

That's not surprising, that's the thing that really bugs me.

 

 

Obviously, the officer didn't want to run so he pulled an LCPDFR.

 

Anyways I don't see it as justified he should face manslaughter charges at most but whatever.

Even still, the officer wasn't immobilized by the taser shot. If he had dropped to the floor and had Scott started beating on him or whatever, then by all means he's clear to waste the guy with his service weapon. But as this didn't happen I really don't see the need to lay lead into the guys back as he runs off. 

Absolutely true, but if Scott still had the taser in his hands, who knows if the taser would've failed again. All he had to do was pull the trigger and the next 5 second charge could disable the officer. Or it could've done nothing.

About time a police officer was actually charged for a crime and not given two weeks of vacation and a desk job. 

The shooting was not justified, though I don't consider this a tragedy. A criminal off the street in any means necessary is always a good thing. The officer should face disciplinary action, but I'm not in mourning over the shooting. Life moves on.

 

The "criminal" was pulled over for a broken tail light. So shooting that man is justified? He is a criminal for having a damaged car? You really should consider reading up on things first before making statements like that.

Nobody deserves to be just shot for something. It is called civilization. We put criminals in jail, not just kill them.

 

And that man clearly was no criminal. There is evidence in the video that the police officer put the taser beside the man after shooting him. It is absolutely justified to charge him for murder.

Rut Roh 

Heh, this time Russian law would have protected the cop. Here it is legal to use a weapon to stop a fleeing criminal, who have committed a serious offense (if he really attacked the cop with a taser, it is  a serious offence here). 

 

I remember the French Connection movie, the first one. When Popeye shoots the fleeing guy in  the back. I read that a cop who was consulting the filmmakers said that shooting a perp in the back is plain murder, and IRL Popeye would be guilty of it. I side with all the reasonable people here: this one was not justified, at least according to what we know.

 

Anyway, just read those lines:

 

 

Police officers in the US fatally shoot and kill hundreds of people each year, but only a handful of cases result in the officer facing criminal charges.

Yep, massacre people during lunchbreaks. Oh journalism oh my. 

The "criminal" was pulled over for a broken tail light. So shooting that man is justified? He is a criminal for having a damaged car? You really should consider reading up on things first before making statements like that.

Nobody deserves to be just shot for something. It is called civilization. We put criminals in jail, not just kill them.

And that man clearly was no criminal. There is evidence in the video that the police officer put the taser beside the man after shooting him. It is absolutely justified to charge him for murder.

 

Edit: This has been discussed prior to the reopening of the thread. Orignal comment removed.

Edited April 8, 201511 yr by CriminalKillaz

Yep, massacre people during lunchbreaks. Oh journalism oh my. 

 

I agree that journalists went to far with that line. Still: In every european country, most of these officers, fatally shooting a suspect, would be convicted of at least manslaughter. There are very few cases where you can legally fire your gun at somebody.

 

The amount of shootings in the US and the amount of weapon use in the US is just far too high. I know, there are a lot more guns around, still the case in Ferguson would definitely end up in court over here. Definitely not justified to use a gun and fatally shoot a suspect, there have to be other methods to defend yourself.

I can see that you're angry. I'll just report you and let the mods deal with it. Good day!

He ran from law enforcement. It doesn't take a genius to understand that fleeing from the Police is illegal. He broke the law, and that's one less criminal on the streets. You should really start thinking before you make ludicrous claims as you just did. It's amazing how an act of Police brutality against a criminal gives people this retarded idea that the criminal deserves to be mourned and idolized. Go tell the guy you feel for him, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. A bad job by law enforcement is never something to be idolized, but a criminal off the street is always something to be happy about.

 

 So you would shoot someone in the back 8 times if they started to run from you?

I can see that you're angry. I'll just report you and let the mods deal with it. Good day!

He ran from law enforcement. It doesn't take a genius to understand that fleeing from the Police is illegal. He broke the law, and that's one less criminal on the streets. You should really start thinking before you make ludicrous claims as you just did. It's amazing how an act of Police brutality against a criminal gives people this retarded idea that the criminal deserves to be mourned and idolized. Go tell the guy you feel for him, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. A bad job by law enforcement is never something to be idolized, but a criminal off the street is always something to be happy about.

So somebody with a broken taillight who's running from the police deserves death? Oh boy ...

 

That's not a "criminal off the streets", that is just plain murder. You deserve a fine for that, but not being shot in the back. If you support brutality like that, you can't be taken seriously.