2015 Fatal police shootings. Averaging 2 a day for the year.

cstone, yeah, I don't like that particular site and Slager's defense will have a tough time getting past video of him shooting a fleeing man in the back multiple times -- and I'm not sure the jury SHOULD get past that. I raised that bit of "analysis" solely because it contradicts the party line of Slager shooting Scott after using the Taser on him. Some people just jump on anything to slam the police and don't take time to consider if the video they're seeing is telling the whole story (like in the Rodney King video).

None of the officers on scene appeared to render first aid promptly -- it may not have done any good but the video implies they just didn't care about the guy bleeding on the ground and I felt that was one of the more shocking aspects of the video. To me, that more than anything showed evidence of an "Us vs. Them" mentality in that PD. In the case of the reserve deputy shooting (in Oklahoma?), you can at least tell he was shocked when he realized he'd shot his handgun rather than the Taser he was intending and he moved immediately to render aid.

Ya, that site is not exactly what I would call a good source, even a little. When this was fresh, CNN went through the video frame for frame. They blew up that section of the video and it was very clear. There was/is zero question if the cop shot the runner with the tazer. I am sure this will come out in the trial. That site is cherry picking and humorously poorly. The frame they picked clearly shows him 'firing' something from the stance and what is in his hand. He then tossed it and pulled his firearm to then shoot the guy in the back. After that was done, he knew exactly where to go back to so he could frame the runner. Trying to defend the cop with a site that was again trying to tow the Blue Line................

Interesting detailed analysis from a generally libertarian-minded lawyer on the latest case of supposed "police brutality" hitting the mass media:

http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/06...o-misjudgment/

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One would think from Twitter comments regarding McKinney that the police dropped uninvited onto a placid pool party of little children to wreak havoc on the festivities.
Is that what really happened? Is that even vaguely credible?
Nah.
So what DID happen?
Much insight can be found from the reporting of Breitbart reporter Bob Price in his post Video Emerges Of Violence At ‘Innocent Pool Party’ In Mckinney, Texas. I encourage you to read the whole thing, as they say, and I’ll just touch on some key points here that shed considerable context on the events in McKinney. (Then I’ll come back to the video above.)

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In a nutshell then:
Unlawful acts by the Casebolt?

• None

Unlawful acts by the various members of the crowd?

• Refusal to comply with lawful police orders, by the whole non-compliant mob.
• Resisting, by Dajerria Bectom
• Simple assault, by Bectom’s friend who encroached on Casebolt subduing Bectom
• Aggravated assault, by each of the males who rushed at the officer while he was subduing Bectom

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Lots of other analysis on things ranging from the Trayvon Martin case to the Tamir Rice shooting at http://legalinsurrection.com/author/...-self-defense/.

This is a perfect illustration of why we'd ALL be better served if we let the police do their jobs. Instead, the media, race-baiters, leftist apologists, etc, feel the need to rush to judgment prematurely. That's why we have a system in place...let it work.