Ray Tensing bail set to $1 million
According to the Huffington Post,
CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges and was ordered jailed on $1 million bond.
People in the courtroom audience erupted into cheers and clapped when officer Ray Tensing’s bond was set at $1 million, drawing the ire of Judge Megan Shanahan.
“Ladies and gentlemen! This is a courtroom,” the judge said sharply.
Tensing is also charged with voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting of Samuel DuBose of Cincinnati, who was stopped for not having a front license plate.
Defense attorney Stewart Mathews said there are two sides to the case and that the much-viewed body camera video of the traffic stop can be interpreted differently from the prosecutor’s version.
Of course the defense attorney would attempt to spin the videos that are quite obvious in favor of the bad cop. Do not believe your lying eyes. [SARCASM]
Some lives are more valuable than others in the eyes of some in law enforcement. The crowd erupted in cheers and clapping because it is rare that they see those in law enforcement effecting genocide on certain population sets pay for their crimes against those humans. One hopes we are coming at a crossroad where Americans at large understand that the problem is real. It is true that most will not experience it. For many of your brothers and sisters of darker hue, it is real. Empathy is warranted. #BlackLivesMatter.