VIOLATING THE ORDER FOR MONTHS
AND IS SETTING UP NANCY PELOSI
FOR HER OWN ASPIRATIONS.
TOMORROW MORNING WE EXPECT
TO HEAR FROM THE FAMILY OF A
BLACK MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN A
WALMART IN APRIL.
TONIGHT THE OFFICER HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
BUT SOMETHING IT'S NOT
ENOUGH. THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FILED
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER OFFICES
AGAINST THE SAN LEANDRO POLICE
OFFICER TODAY.
BUT ACCORDING TO ONE LEGAL
EXPERT WE SPOKE WITH TONIGHT,
SHE SAYS THE DEATH OF STEPHEN
TAYLOR IS MURDER.
THOSE FACTS DO NOT AMOUNT TO
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
IT IS AT LEAST SECOND-DEGREE
MURDER.
IT WAS APRIL OF THIS YEAR
WHEN OFFICER JASON FLETCHER
RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A
POSSIBLE ROBBERY AT THIS
WALMART IN SAN LEANDRO.
INSIDE STEPHEN TAYLOR WAS
WAVING ABOUT AND WHEN TAYLOR
DEMANDED HE PUT THE BAT DOWN,
TAYLOR DID NOT COMPLY.
THAT LED TO A TASER BEING
DEPLOYED TWICE FOLLOWED BY A
FATAL GUNSHOT.
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO
BELIEVE THAT ONE COULD NOT HAVE
THE INTENT TO KILL ANOTHER
PERSON WHEN OFFICER TOOK HIS
GUN, PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE
VICTIM AND SHOT HIM IN THE
CHEST. THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WOULDN'T
DISCUSS WHY HER OFFICE OPTED
FOR A LIGHTER MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGE BUT THE CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT WAS FILED AFTER A
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
OFFICER FLETCHER'S ACTIONS
COUPLED WITH HIS FAILURE TO
ATTEMPT OTHER DE-ESCALATION
OPTIONS RENDERED HIS USE OF
DEADLY FORCE UNREASONABLE.
REGARDLESS OF THE CHARGE,
VICTIMS RIGHTS ADVOCATES FEEL
THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
FOR THE FAMILIES WE WORK
WITH, THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE
THING THEY WANT BUT THEY NEVER
GET.
FOR THE OFFICERS THAT KILLED
THEIR LOVED ONES TO BE CHARGED.
THEY HOPE THIS CASE WILL
SEND THE MESSAGE TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO USE EVERY DE-
ESCALATION OPTION POSSIBLE
BEFORE TAKING A LIFE.
I DO THINK IT WOULD BE AN
INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO MAYBE
NEPAL TRIGGERS SO FAST.
SAN LEANDRO POLICE CHIEF
WROTE IN A STATEMENT THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE JUDICIAL
PROCESS TO TAKE ITS COURSE AND
