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South Carolina Cop Kills Fleeing Black Man
Here we go again!A white police officer has killed an unarmed black man in North Charleston, SC. However, with videotape to prove it, the officer has been charged with murder!
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The ugly scene began last Saturday when Officer Michael Slager pulled Walter Lamer Scott over for driving his Mercedes-Benz with a broken taillight. According to the police report, Mr. Scott skipped out on the traffic stop and ran into a vacant lot, prompting Officer Slager to chase after him. A scuffle ensued and Mr. Scott grabbed the officer’s stun gun. Fearing for his life, Slager had no choice but to shoot Mr. Scott.
That may have been the end of the story — until a video taken by an anonymous bystander revealed a completely different turn of events.
In the videotape, Officer Slager and Mr. Scott are indeed shown in a vacant lot. However, taser wires from the stun gun are seen extending from Mr. Scott’s body as the 2 men scuffle and Mr. Scott turns to run. That is when Officer Slager is seen firing 8 shots into Mr. Scott’s back, killing him with the final shot.
Moments later, Officer Slager returns to the site of the struggle and picks up an object believed to be the stun gun he claims Mr. Scott had taken from him. Slager is then seen dropping the object at Mr. Scott’s lifeless body.
After the deaths of black males at the hands of police in New York, Cleveland and Ferguson, Mo., this latest killing will almost certainly rekindle the wave of protests that overtook the nation last December. However, this time, city officials are joining the deceased man’s family in seeking justice against the murdering cop.
“He has 4 children; he doesn’t have some type of big violent past or arrest record,” said Chris Stewart, a lawyer for Mr. Scott’s family. “He had a job; he was engaged. He had back child support and didn’t want to go to jail for back child support.”
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“When you’re wrong, you’re wrong,” Mayor Keith Summey said during a news conference. “And if you make a bad decision, don’t care if you’re behind the shield or just a citizen on the street, you have to live by that decision.”
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has launched a full investigation into the shooting and the F.B.I. and the U.S. Justice Department have also begun inquiries. Tonight, Officer Slager sits in a jail cell charged with murder. If convicted, he could face life in prison or the death penalty.
So, what’s next? Could this finally be the end of “open season” on police killing black men? Will police wise up and realize “Black Lives Matter” is more than just a slogan? Or will a jury let this cop go free and allow him to end up right back on the streets killing more unarmed black men?
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@DJ- Thank You. Thank You. Thank You!!! As heartbreaking as this video is (I could barely watch it one time last night)…these stories MUST be told. These videos MUST be shown. To say that I have reached the point of being ENRAGED would be an UNderstatement. I am WAAAAY beyond that! And I have always been a woman of Peace. Honestly, when I read the story DJ posted about all of racists bullsh*t recently exposed concerning the police department of San Francisco- a city btw long considered to be "a bastion of progressive ideals" – I was NOT suprised at all. Thoroughly disgusted? Yes. Angry? You're darn skippy. But sadly, NOT suprised. WE The People of Color (Black-American males in particular) are under attack by White Supremacists. Let me be clear- I am in no way saying that ALL police departments in America are corrupt and infested with White Supremacists… Read more »