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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
The cop, Michael Slager, got a 20 year sentence but I think it took two trials to convict him. It just struck me as interesting that the guy 5 years ago tried to lie about the Taser as if that would have been a good excuse to shoot a guy in the back.
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Yeah, a hung jury in the first one. Which is insane. Clear video of a 50 year old running the other way, meters between him and the cop, shot in the back and someone was able to watch that video and go "perfectly reasonable police action".