Time Magazine Honors Walter Scott with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Cover
*In big bold letters, Time magazine featured the words “Black Lives Matter” to mark the shooting of African American man Walter Scott by white Charleston, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager. The cover also features screenshots of the cell phone footage that captured Slager shooting Scott as he flees. Slager, who had stopped Scott over […]
Dash Cam Video Released in S.C. Police Shooting (Watch)
*The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has released several dash cam videos in connection with the fatal shooting of Walter Scott. None, however, shows the actual shooting. The video depicts the moments before the shooting. Officer Michael Slager is seen calmly walking up to the car, occupied by Scott and a second passenger, and asking […]
Witness Nearly Erased Video of Walter Scott Shooting Out of Fear
*The witness in South Carolina who was on his way to work when he began recording what turned out to be the fatal police shooting of Walter Scott says fear for his own life almost kept him from revealing the footage. In interviews with MSNBC and NBC, Feidin Santana recalled the moments when he recorded […]
SC Police Dept. Reveals Personnel Records of Fired Officer, Mike Slager (Videos Honor Walter Scott)
*I’ve really got a question for former NCPD officer, Michael Thomas Slager: After you stood there and fired eight bullets into the back of an unarmed black man who was running away from you, what did you EXPECT would happen? Sadly, we may never learn the answer to this because hopefully, this dudes’ ass will […]
S.C. Cop Facing Charges for 2014 Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
*A white officer in South Carolina who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his driveway in 2014 was arrested on a felony weapons charge Tuesday — the same day that officer Michael Slager was charged with murder over the shooting of Walter Scott. Per the Huffington Post: Justin Gregory Craven, 25, was arrested on […]
GoFundMe.com Nixes Campaign for SC Police Officer Michael Slager
*Since news of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager fatal shooting of Walter Scott surfaced, social media and the general public is showing Slager anything but love. The feelings about Slager have apparently extended to GoFundMe.com, which has rejected a campaign to raise money to support him. ThinkProgress.com reports that although the effort was initially set up […]
White Officer Charged After Video Shows Him Shooting Unarmed Black Man in Back (Watch)
*(Via LA Times) – South Carolina police officer was charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man after police obtained a video that showed him unleash a volley of gunfire while the victim ran away, officials said. North Charleston Police Officer Michael Thomas Slager was charged Tuesday in the death of […]
