Ohio cop wearing Confederate flag under his uniform when he gunned down Sam DuBose

[DonViejo]

A former University of Cincinnati police officer was wearing a Confederate flag T-shirt under his uniform when he shot and killed an unarmed black man.

Ray Tensing was charged with murder in the July 19, 2015, shooting death of Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop. The former officer claims he shot DuBose in self-defense after the man tried to drag him with his vehicle to flee the traffic stop.

But Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecutors showed a frame-by-frame breakdown of body camera evidence that shows Tensing fired his weapon point-blank before the car moved.

Prosecutors introduced the Confederate flag souvenir T-shirt, which read “Smoky Mountains 1934,” that Tensing was wearing under his uniform, into evidence Friday morning.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/ohio-cop-wearing-confederate-flag-under-his-uniform-when-he-gunned-down-sam-dubose/

[Hoyt]

1. The defense will get some white winger to claim the confederate flag represents Heritage.

While that might get laughed out of court some places, who knows in a state where Trump is apparently leadingm

[ProfessorGAC]

2. It Is About Hertiage, Hoyt!

A heritage of owning and degrading other human beings in an economic system that could not be sustained without free labor and bondage.

I didn't say it was a good heritage!

They must be so proud.

[Hoyt]

8. When I was growing up, this cretin used to run for governor and would claim he is not a racist

right up until they locked him up for bombing a Black church in Birmingham. He too said the flag was about Heritage. To me, such "heritage" became synonymous with hatred and racism.

[irisblue]

4. photo of the shirt from evidence photo on Cincinnati.com

No wonder that the county prosecutor himself, Joe Deters (surprisingly R) has been in court himself.

[yardwork]

6. Kick

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. Cincitucky.

I hope that murderer gets convicted!

[LeftyMom]

12. That's not fair.

I've spent a lot of time in KY and a lot of time in Ohio and I've never heard 1/10 of the racist bullshit from the most backwoods Kentuckians that routinely comes from the mouths of middle class white people in Ohio.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. It depends on the areas visited, I guess. Fair enough. I'll call it Cincisucky instead. n/t

[Danascot]

11. So it's like

magic underwear for bigots?