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Oklahoma 'taser Error' Ex-Officer Jailed For Four Years
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Shock horror ! An American policemen finally goes to jail for killing a black man.....who would have thought it possible !
Shock horror ! An American policemen finally goes to jail for killing a black man.....who would have thought it possible !
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The article describes him as an "ex-Police Officer". I have, in the past, described him as a "pay-to-play-at-cops", that is to say one of many who, coming from a civilian background, pay a fee to become a deputy, with full police powers and, in this case, weaponry.
I know nothing of their state of training but, here, mistakes were made or he overstepped his authority.
If he had prior service (before retirement age) as a police officer then I should retract my previous statements.
I know nothing of their state of training but, here, mistakes were made or he overstepped his authority.
If he had prior service (before retirement age) as a police officer then I should retract my previous statements.
A more detailed report, not the BBC's limited information.
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Four years for a man of his age, is very harsh, it was an accident and nothing more.
/// Bates’ attorney Clark Brewster gave the judge a dozen-page sentencing memo that he said includes 40 years of data indicating that probation is the standard sentence for a second-degree manslaughter conviction. ///
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Four years for a man of his age, is very harsh, it was an accident and nothing more.
/// Bates’ attorney Clark Brewster gave the judge a dozen-page sentencing memo that he said includes 40 years of data indicating that probation is the standard sentence for a second-degree manslaughter conviction. ///
// How do you know it was an accident AOG?, there is not 100% proof that it was an accident.//
the accident would be that he thought it was a tazer and er it was a loaded gun.
in the UK depending on the facts ( whether or not there was gross negligence or recklessness involved ) he would still be convicted of manslaughter.... and a naughty boy ! slap on the wrists may NOT be judge's sentence
and anyway like AOG mikey I thought american policemen were employed to shoot black people - am I wrong ?
the accident would be that he thought it was a tazer and er it was a loaded gun.
in the UK depending on the facts ( whether or not there was gross negligence or recklessness involved ) he would still be convicted of manslaughter.... and a naughty boy ! slap on the wrists may NOT be judge's sentence
and anyway like AOG mikey I thought american policemen were employed to shoot black people - am I wrong ?
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