Walter Scott Witness Lied to get Police Officer in Trouble

The title of my post says it all. The witness who filmed the scene stated that Scott did not try to get the taser out of Officer Slager's hand (as Slager reported). However, he needed to do a little bit better video editing if he wanted to make this statement. In the beginning of the video (as seen on CNN), you can clearly see that Scott is fighting over the taser.

In fact, you can even see the taser on the ground after the scuffle:

It also seems as if the cop were shot by Scott with the taser based not only on the way Slager is standing but also on what appears to be taser strings coming from Slager's body. Perhaps the real reason he didn't give chase was because all he could do at the moment was weakly grab his gun. We will never know- since the only other witness is a liar. 

The guy who took the video (Santana), apparently did not realize that it proves the cop's story (the suspect, Scott, fought over the taser (possibly tasing the cop in the process), causing the cop to drop it, and then continued to flee because he had a warrant out for his arrest). But, in today's media, visible facts are not an issue. They present the story in a way that is sympathetic to mass hysteria. Poor Scott- a man who was driving a car without registration, who has a warrant out for his arrest, who ran from the police officer, who fought over and knocked the taser out of the cops hand and continued to run. 

What about poor Slager who lost his job because this "witness" lied? In my opinion, the witness should be tried for slander. Perhaps the real reason Santana fled the scene instead of sharing his evidence is because he wanted to make sure he cropped the beginning enough. The sad thing is that the next time, I am sure the "witness" will do a better job of video editing as America continues this vendetta against its police force. In my opinion, the federal government needs to immediately equip all police officers with body video cameras in order to protect our cops from future cases of slander.