Jurors Unable to Agree in Trial of South Carolina Officer Who Shot Walter Scott

The jury had their evidence on a platter, a clear video of several shots in the back of a fleeing man.

Looks like South Carolina does not give fair trails, since it was manslaughter from the video. There are not anymore details that the jury could have known to make them unable to agree.

I hope President Trump uses the justice department to appeal this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/walter-scott-michael-slager-north-charleston.html?_r=0

 

Seemed clear cut to me.. I dont get it.

 

ah the average jury folks are seeing the cops are in a struggle battle for their lives now, and its like a war time mentality as just a civilian causality now in the streets and the cops are getting mulligans more by the jury.

 

I've seen vids and it should have been "Not guilty". The black man committed a serious offence by trying to grab the officers stun gun then took off running and ignored warnings to stop, so the officer had to cut him down rather then let him escape into the community.
No decent law-abiding citizen tries to grab a cops stun gun.

 

the jury knows if the cops are restricted robo cops will be sent out in the streets to replace them as the robots are replacingmost other Jobs now in the usa and world wide and thats not a good outcome
they are getting closer at DARPA [video=youtube;_5PtxHsr038]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PtxHsr038[/video] to sending them out in the streets soon
https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/02/the-atlas-robot-is-getting-better-at-chasing-you-down/

 

police officers will be phased out in the next 10 to 20 years there will be A team both cops and robo cops working in rhythm in the intercity streets this isnt good darpa/matrix is leding the way as you see here all this is some creepy scary stuff
http://www.darpa.mil/program/2016-11-28

 

i see this perspective, it is like a trial by police on the street.

when he knocks the stun gun out of the officers hand that shows he is guilty of unsafe or uncivilized behavior, and execution then becomes lawful with government force, since he has proven to be a danger to civilized people?

 

better then robo cops in the future run by al super computers, see its a tech evolution this is what the corporations and global government want create a atmosphere that you need a cop thats a lawyer like and non warrior quick draw shootem first mentality, then as that fails the robots are the next stage. its all been plan out from those that are in power

 

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Apparently you dont support the constitution.....good to know

 

and threat levels by police must be followed but the jury must be seeing a break down in the court system

 

Which bit of the constitution are you talking about?
PS- I support the hardliners..

 

The sixth amendment.

Apparently the constitution is something righties only support when it fits their agenda

 

I just looked it up-
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Yes that's fine, but if somebody's coming at you with a gun or knife, your gun has to become the judge and jury..
In the Scott case, the perpetrator tried to snatch the cops stun gun or pistol, thereby proving he wasn't fit to live in decent society, so when he took off running the cop had to gun him down to prevent him escaping into the community where he could have been a threat to decent citizens.
Thank God for tough cops who put themselves in harm's way to protect us..

 

No, the officer "said" he tried to grab his gun, just like he "said" he shot him in self defense BEFORE the video surfaced

 

I agree the guy was running from the cop and was shot in the back, what's there to figure out. The cop wasn't in any danger at the time of the shooting as Mr. Scott was clearly no where near the officer at the time of the shooting. No threat = guilty.

 

Here is the reason why cops get away with murdering unarmed and innocent people.

 

it was one hung juror, Justice Department looking into a hung jury ? Maybe have the FBI go down and beat the snot out of the juror till he or she falls in line ?

 

I didn't even bother getting into a fit because I was pretty much sure of the end result.

 

The jury should have been interrogated to find out why in the hell they couldn't recognize that the cop shot a man in the back and then tried to set up a false story to cover his actions.

The guy was running because he wasn't innocent. The cop suffered from the grizzly bear syndrome and when the guy ran he chased him and shot him in the back. The cop needs to be and will be in prison for the rest of his life.

There will be the riots and looting that you hope for but in the end the cop will rot in jail.

 

So what you are saying is that failure to respect the government should be an executable offense?

 

The cop planted the stun gun. That is clearly visable in the vid.
No decent law-abiding cop makes up stories and plants evidence to get away with murder.

 

No, free speech is fine but when somebody tries to grab a cops gun he's crossing the line and proves he's not fit to live in decent society, so I'm certainly not shedding any tears if he's culled out by getting shot.
If he hadn't tried to run he'd still be alive, so full marks to the officer for not letting him escape.

 

If it's as clear-cut as you think, why couldn't the jury agree?

 

And if he's shot while grabbing for the gun, I agree with you.

But you don't surrender your rights by running away. Cops don't get to just decide to execute citizens without trial.

 

I mean go figure.

A nearly all white jury in the South refuses to convict a cop of executing an unarmed black man.