[VIDEO] Mom calls cops to help son. Cops shoot him while hands are at his side, lie on report.

[Occam's Banana]

The chief said Watson has admitted to remembering things out of order or that didn't happen, possibly because of the stress of the situation.

Yeah, I guess having to account for video-recorded evidence that you are a thug and a liar would be a pretty stressful situation ...

 

[SeanTX]

Well, he's not being charged after all, a judge refused to sign the arrest warrant and it will just be handled as a "grand jury referral" -- the Just Us system wins again! Funny how they had no problem with charging the victim with aggravated assault at first ...

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/201...hearing-in-shooting-of-mentally-ill-man.html/

Update at 2:25 p.m. by Tanya Eiserer:

Dallas Police Association President Ron Pinkston says a district judge refused to sign the arrest warrant charging Spencer with aggravated assault.

“It tells me that this there’s questions about this investigation,” Pinkston said. “Anybody involved knows (this investigation) was pushed through for political and media reasons.”

Pinkston said there was a rush to judgment in this case and the “speed of this investigation was unprecedented. How come all investigations aren’t done in nine days?”

Spencer “feels betrayed by the department like anybody else would feel,” Pinkston said. “The Dallas Police Department lost a very good young police officer today.”

Update at 4 p.m., by Tristan Hallman:

Chief David Brown said the case will now be filed as a referral to a grand jury. Spencer will not be charged with aggravated assault after all.

 

[mad cow]

Update at 2:25 p.m. by Tanya Eiserer:

Dallas Police Association President Ron Pinkston says a district judge refused to sign the arrest warrant charging Spencer with aggravated assault.

“It tells me that this there’s questions about this investigation,” Pinkston said. “Anybody involved knows (this investigation) was pushed through for political and media reasons.”

Pinkston said there was a rush to judgment in this case and the “speed of this investigation was unprecedented. How come all investigations aren’t done in nine days?”

Spencer “feels betrayed by the department like anybody else would feel,” Pinkston said. “The Dallas Police Department lost a very good young police officer today.”

Update at 4 p.m., by Tristan Hallman:

Chief David Brown said the case will now be filed as a referral to a grand jury. Spencer will not be charged with aggravated assault after all.

Disgusting.