GUILTY SC - Walter Scott, 50, fatally shot by North Charleston PD officer, 4 April 2015 - #2

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From http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150908/PC16/150909422 Sept 8.
"Video from his cruiser showed him talking with Scott. The officer never mentioned that he suspected Scott of driving under the influence.
Does anyone else read bbm^ above as suggesting the officer said he suspected Scott of DUI? AFAIK, no.

"Toxicology tests on Scott’s blood later found cocaine and the byproducts of cocaine and alcohol mixing in his system. While the level of cocaine for typical impaired drivers is about 87 nanograms per milliliter, Scott’s level was 36, according to the findings."
But to Chris Stewart, an attorney for Scott’s family, the amounts were so minimal that they might not have shown up in a urine test."
Maybe they would not have shown up in urine test. So? Scott's cocaine level showed up in blood tests.

Is Scott's level of 36 nanograms cocaine per milliliter of blood 'impaired' per SC law? No cocaine #s below in SC law.*
Has anyone seen Scott's BAC #? Thx in adv.


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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug–impaired_driving This lists alcohol levels for several states, but only a few for cocaine DUI levels.
St of NV, (b) Cocaine ...... urine = 150 ... blood = 50, so per NV law, Scott was not (presumably?) impaired. Ditto OH.
 
mayqueen said:
Are these new stills taken from the same video we've already seen? Or is this a new video from a different bystander? It's either not clear from the article, or maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet.
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I suspect that the stills are taken from the video we have already seen. I - like many others - have analyzed the video that has been posted to countless msm sites and Youtube and you can see in the initial frames that Scott is on top of the officer. Also - as Scott runs away from Slager - you can see the Taser barbs lodged into the officers clothing while the Taser cartridge is wrapped around Scott's foot (which we see Scott dragging behind him) which strongly suggests that Scott shot Slager with the Taser. Slager probably thought that Scott was still in possession of the Taser which is why he shot him in the back (justifiable homicide).
 
Michael Slager, Cop Who Killed Walter Scott, Will Have to Wait on Bond Decision

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/wa...ho-killed-walter-scott-will-have-wait-n425206


A judge said Thursday he needs more time to decide whether the ex-South Carolina cop who killed Walter Scott after he turned and ran should be granted bond.

Former North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager, 33, will remain jailed until state Circuit Judge Clifton Newman — who was brought in from another circuit to oversee the case — makes a decision. Newman said he had a lot of information to consider and wouldn't rush the decision, according to NBC station WCBD of Charleston, one of the few news organizations allowed in the courtroom.
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Slager's attorney, Andy Savage, told NBC News that Scott grabbed Slager's Taser and fired it twice at the officer, missing only because he didn't know how to operate it. Slager fired "because he felt threatened" and had no way to know Scott was unarmed
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KaaBoom said:
Who said he did nothing wrong?
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I saw quite a few posts of the opinion that Slager did nothing wrong.

I am not of that opinion, but for those who are I was just making the comment that it makes no sense to settle if the officer was not at fault.
 
Looks like an admission of guilt.
 
Exactly Ibiz - who hands over $6.5M as a goodwill gesture?

The trend seems to be $5 - $10 million per many US LE shootings - how deep is that well? Who's going without?
 
Michael Slager declared indigent; Judge still to rule on state funds for defense

The Ninth Circuit Public Defender's Office has said Michael Slager, the former North Charleston police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott, meets the guidelines for financial assistance from the state for his ongoing defense.

Attorneys for Slager are seeking state funding to pay for expert witnesses through the indigent defense program, so the afternoon decision is a step in the defense's direction.

But Judge Clifton Newman still has to allow taxpayer funds to go towards Slager's defense. In this case, the money would be used to secure expert witnesses. During Wednesday morning's hearing, attorney Andy Savage said his team had already spent in excess of $100,000 on the case.

Savage, who is working on the Slager case pro bono, also noted he has yet to ask for any kind of payment for his legal assistance.

[...]

But Hugh Ryan, one of two indigent defense experts brought into the court Wednesday to address the ex parte motion, said the way the case has played out could set a peculiar precedent for defendants to take on pro bono legal help only to seek indigence to get access to taxpayer funds to cover the cost of experts.

Ryan says the indigent defense office still wants to know how much a defense team expects to spend on experts; they don't write blank checks, he said.

The issue with declaring Slager indigent, Ryan pointed out, was the order in which the case happened.

Before Savage, David Aylor took the case but backed out of it after the release of the cellphone video showing Slager shoot 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back as he ran away. Savage took the case pro bono, but did not complete the process to declare Slager indigent and have an attorney appointed to him.

Ryan says that means Savage is neither a contracted attorney assigned to the case or a public defender appointed to the case, which complicates the matter.

More at link: http://abcnews4.com/news/walter-sco...declaration-access-to-state-funds-for-experts
 
And, another report:

UPDATE: Attorney for family of Walter Scott proud of federal government for stepping in

Andrew Knapp Email Facebook @offlede
May 11 2016 9:59 am May 11 2:26 pm

http://www.postandcourier.com/20160...t-proud-of-federal-government-for-stepping-in

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“EARLIER: A federal grand jury this week indicted former North Charleston officer Michael Slager on charges of violating a civil rights law and misleading investigators in Walter Scott’s death, a rare measure in police shootings that gives authorities another route to reach a conviction.

Chief among the three charges is a count of deprivation of civil rights under the color of law. Public officials are barred under the federal statute from using their powers to violate people’s “rights, privileges or immunities.” The indictment alleges that Slager was acting with his authority as a policeman when he used unreasonable force — a violation of the Constitution — by shooting Scott five times from behind.

He also was indicted on counts of using a firearm in a violent crime and obstruction of justice. He’s accused of telling state investigators that Scott was coming at him with his own Taser when he fired. A video showed Scott running away.”​
 
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