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I don't see any inconsistency:
Tensing's attorney told reporters that he believes the officer feared for his life. "The guy jams the keys in the ignition," Stew Mathews told CNN. "Turns the car on, jams it in the drive and mashes the accelerator. He wasn't slowly pulling away. (Tensing) feared for his life. He thought he was going to be sucked under the car that was pulling away from him. He thought he was going to get sucked under and killed."
The officer's account was contradicted by Deters, the prosecutor, who said that Tensing was not dragged.
This:
"That account was contradicted by Deters, the prosecutor, who said that Tensing was not dragged.
"This just does not happen in the United States. People don't get shot for a traffic stop unless they are violent towards the police officer, and he (DuBose) wasn't," Deters said. "He was simply slowly rolling away. That's all he did.""
People do get dragged and it has happened that police have been dragged. A strange statement to make.
This just does not happen in the USA. Everything happens in the USA. Again, strange to say something like that.
I am not questioning that it was said, I am curious if the source was jumbled up somehow, that is all.
You can bet that the defense will show many instances where police officers have been dragged. It negates that entire argument. Prosecutor would or should know better.
Why do I say what? What does the video have to do with what I said?
"thrown under the bus" means betrayed, callously disposed of, or passing blame for selfish reasons. So I'm asking you what evidence you are relying on to claim he was thrown under the bus?
Well, since our criminal justice system is so darned good, I think it would be great if the officer only used a public defender, rather than a high paid lawyer. You know...the same kind of defense poor people get.
Well, since our criminal justice system is so darned good, I think it would be great if the officer only used a public defender, rather than a high paid lawyer. You know...the same kind of defense poor people get.
It appears to me this wasn't a good shooting. Lack of training perhaps? Sad situation.
That's probably a good part of it. I would like to know why he was pulling people over a mile from the University, sounds like he was out there looking for trouble
Well, since our criminal justice system is so darned good, I think it would be great if the officer only used a public defender, rather than a high paid lawyer. You know...the same kind of defense poor people get.
Why? Plenty of people with highly paid lawyers end up in prison. What matters a lot of the prosecutor.
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