["Judge"] Wilson said it wouldn't be unusual for [black victim Anthony Lamar] Smith to have a gun, writing, "Finally, the Court observes, based on its nearly thirty years on the bench, that an urban heroin dealer not in possession of a firearm would be an anomaly."
Of course the cop didn't know whether Smith was a heroin dealer, and how was he supposed to find that out without shooting Smith to death first so he could search the car?
Well yes the cop's DNA was on the gun, and Smith's wasn't, but that absolutely does not prove that the cop planted the gun while he rummaged through the back of the car, looking for that heroin!
Prosecutors argued Stockley intended to kill Smith, citing audio from the internal police vehicle camera during the car chase in which he told his partner, "We're killing this motherfucker." But the judge noted in his decision that "people say all kinds of things in the heat of the moment or while in stressful situations."
Best part? This:
Of course the cop didn't know whether Smith was a heroin dealer, and how was he supposed to find that out without shooting Smith to death first so he could search the car?
Well yes the cop's DNA was on the gun, and Smith's wasn't, but that absolutely does not prove that the cop planted the gun while he rummaged through the back of the car, looking for that heroin!
The news about the protests is a little concerning. I hope no one gets hurt.