Poll of the Day > Cop who allegedly shot black man and then planted a gun found not guilty

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/us/jason-stockley-officer-shooting-verdict/index.html

You don't really want to talk about this here
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RCtheWSBC posted...

You don't really want to talk about this here

No but I really want to watch other people talk about it.

While someone dying is always kinda crappy, the guy seemed like a pretty terrible person.
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Wait, I didn't know the story and searched it out. The article I read states he shot the suspect and allegedly planted the gun, not the other way around.

myghostisdead posted...

Wait, I didn't know the story and searched it out. The article I read states he shot the suspect and allegedly planted the gun, not the other way around.

I was using alleged to describe the whole incident and not specifically the shooting. Mistake on my part.

Blightzkrieg posted...

myghostisdead posted...

Wait, I didn't know the story and searched it out. The article I read states he shot the suspect and allegedly planted the gun, not the other way around.

I was using alleged to describe the whole incident and not specifically the shooting. Mistake on my part.

Blightzkrieg posted...

myghostisdead posted...

Wait, I didn't know the story and searched it out. The article I read states he shot the suspect and allegedly planted the gun, not the other way around.

I was using alleged to describe the whole incident and not specifically the shooting. Mistake on my part.

Understood. No problem.

He may have erroneously shot the victim but the allegation that he planted the gun appears to be pretty obviously false.

They have footage from three different cameras, and none of them show a silver revolver being planted in the victim's vehicle. If, between the three cameras, they couldn't see a fairly large silver revolver being planted in the vehicle, it seems to be pretty open and shut.

I mean, it sucks, but you have to be able to prove that he did what he did. That's pretty much how the system works.
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Blightzkrieg posted...

myghostisdead posted...

Wait, I didn't know the story and searched it out. The article I read states he shot the suspect and allegedly planted the gun, not the other way around.

I was using alleged to describe the whole incident and not specifically the shooting. Mistake on my part.

Given that the charges were refuted in a court of law, I'm not 100% sure "allegedly" even applies any more. I think usually it becomes "was accused of" which, looking at the article now, seems to be the verbiage they used.

Otherwise yes, the placement of allegedly is confusing in general since the fact he shot the man was never in dispute by anybody, only the matter of whether it was self-defense and whether he planted the weapon.
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Zeus posted...

Given that the charges were refuted in a court of law, I'm not 100% sure "allegedly" even applies any more. I think usually it becomes "was accused of" which, looking at the article now, seems to be the verbiage they used.

Otherwise yes, the placement of allegedly is confusing in general since the fact he shot the man was never in dispute by anybody, only the matter of whether it was self-defense and whether he planted the weapon.

Bit of a grammar nazi aren't you.

The "victim" was a known criminal anyway. Who cares?! "That poor heroin dealer!"
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Blightzkrieg posted...

Zeus posted...

Given that the charges were refuted in a court of law, I'm not 100% sure "allegedly" even applies any more. I think usually it becomes "was accused of" which, looking at the article now, seems to be the verbiage they used.

Otherwise yes, the placement of allegedly is confusing in general since the fact he shot the man was never in dispute by anybody, only the matter of whether it was self-defense and whether he planted the weapon.

Bit of a grammar nazi aren't you.

well allegedly still implys that they possibly did it.
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Y'all acting like TC doesn't know what he did.
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