By Alan Blinder
April 9, 2015
This article was about the murder of Walter Scott. Walter Scott was killed by Officer Michael T. Slager on Thursday, April 9th. The video was recorded on a camera inside the officers patrol car. It was released by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The officer was charged with murder and was fired. This video does not show Walter Scott being shot all it shows is him fleeing after being stopped for a broken taillight. But there was a later video taken by a bystander showing the shooting of Walter Scott. Mr. Scott had a long court record and his survivors fought he may have fled because of a pending warrant.
We will learn about this when we talk about police brutality in America and around the world. We will probably learn about the differences between punishments for police brutality in America and in other countries. People in America believe that police brutality needs to be taken as a more serious issue than it is now.
I think the video clearly shows who the murder is. I think that this is a terrible situation that needs to be handle very well.
This is a real tragedy and probably damaged the relationship between the local police and the African American community even more. Assuming the video speaks the truth, it is clear the man was running away and not being a threat to the officer, so there was no justification for the shooting.
ReplyDeleteI think the police man is to blame for this and should be punished. great job!
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