Michael Slager, an officer with the North Charleston Police Department, was arrested Tuesday, according to a statement from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED. If found guilty of murder, he could face up to life in prison or death.
The shooting took place Saturday after a traffic stop, SLED said. Video obtained by The New York Times shows what happened.
A black man breaks away from the white officer. Something falls, and the officer fires eight shots at the man as he runs away. The man, who appears to be unarmed, drops to the ground.
"I can tell you that as the result of that video and the bad decision made by our officer, he will be charged with murder," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey told reporters Tuesday. "When you're wrong, you're wrong. 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."
...imo mandatory body cameras on all police would bring these surprise-executions to a screeching halt. no race war required. i know i know 'boring'. just to be more lame im not hotlinking the video.
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Last edited by Bashar Teg on Apr 7th, 2015 at 11:58 PM
We probably should just have a "Police being douchebags" general thread dedicated to cops doing silly things.
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Horrible. The fact that the victim's name was Walter Scott made me imagine a whole story behind his parents naming him that, after the Scottish writer, and that made me incredibly sad.
Hope the sick, self-entitled piece of shit who calls himself a cop never sees the light of day.
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You realize that that was a person that was gunned down in cold blood? Maybe something similar should happen to one of your family members, or to someone that you care about, Then you may find that what happened was horrific. If you're joking, this isn't the subject to joke about because it's not funny.
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