By Nicholas Stix
I’m not sure my fans on the National Review, weekly standard, and Commentary staffs are going to be pleased with this report.
At VDARE, natch.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
The Walter Scott Killing: Why Bother Giving Michael Slager a Trial? Why Not Just Skip the Middle Man, and Lynch Him?! (My New VDARE Report is Up)
By Nicholas Stix
I’m not sure my fans on the National Review, weekly standard, and Commentary staffs are going to be pleased with this report.
At VDARE, natch.
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It seems likely that Slager could be convicted of manslaughter but not murder. Looking closely at the video of the altercation in the first second or two I can clearly see Slager's left hand holding Scott's forearm and slager's right hand going for his gun. It is at that time I see the taser being dislodged from someone's grip and fall to the ground. So who had the taser? That could only be Scott unless Slager has three arms.
I am reminded of the Miriam Carey shooting. Clearly just as much "murder" as the Scott shooting. Was anyone charged with murder in that? Why not? I don't think that Carey was even involved in fighting an officer and taking his weapon from him yet she was shot and no murder charges. Why?
Here a few points of legal clarification. South Carolina law does not recognize degrees of murder. For a murder offense to be death penalty eligible, one of 12 categories of aggravation must be present. None of these circumstances apply in this particular case. So, Slager has been charged with Murder under Title 16-3-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. Realistically, he should have been charged with Voluntary Manslaughter, but prosecutors always overcharge. Enjoy you posts!
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