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Michael Slager(Ex-Carolina Cop) Gets 20 Years in Federal Prison for Killing Walter Scott

[videowaywire video_id=”RV33L71D8T2DWK2Y”] *All together now, let’s say “bye Felicia!” to former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for killing Walter Scott, an unarmed black man. US District Court Judge David Norton made his decision after hearing victim impact statements from Scott’s relatives. Norton earlier […]

Ex S.C. Cop to Plead Guilty of Civil Rights Violation in Walter Scott Shooting

*Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of Walter Scott, the unarmed black motorist he fatally shot in the back as he ran from a 2015 traffic stop. A copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday also shows state prosecutors are dropping a […]

Racial Justice Group (Color of Change) Demands Justice in Walter Scott Case

*NEW YORK, NY – Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement in response to the judge declaring a mistrial in the case of former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed black man Walter Scott. Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color Of Change: “Walter Scott […]

Mistrial Declared In Walter Scott Murder Case; Cop Michael Slager Goes Free

*After the jury said they were deadlocked in the trial of the South Carolina police officer who fatally shot Walter Scott last year as he was running away, the judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the case. The jury of 11 white people and one black person was unable to reach a unanimous decision […]

SC Cop (Michael Slager) Who Killed Walter Scott Released on $500,000 Bond

*Michael Slager, the now ex-cop who shot and killed Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in North Charleston, S.C., following a traffic stop last April (2015), has been freed from jail a $500,000 bond. State Circuit Judge Clifton Newman said the 34-year-old could be released on house arrest with the hefty bond. Because the state […]

Bond Denied for Former SC Police Officer Who Killed Walter Scott

*Requests to release Michael Slager – the former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott – on bond have officially been denied. Referencing court documents, NBC News reports that Judge Clifton Newman denied Slager’s petition on Monday (Sept. 14).  Slager’s request for bond was motivated under claims that he wanted to see his son and that […]

Grand Jury Indicts S.C. Officer Who Shot Walter Scott in the Back

*A grand jury has indicted a former South Carolina police officer in the April shooting of Walter Scott, the prosecutor announced on Monday. Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of the 50-year-old unarmed African American man. “I think the people of the 9th circuit elected […]

Morgan Freeman Sums Up Baltimore News Coverage with ‘F*** the Media’

*News coverage of the unrest in Baltimore has gotten a lot of people, including Morgan Freeman, all riled up. In an interview with the Daily Beast’s Marlow Stern, the actor had words for certain media outlets while voicing his support of those protesting the death of Freddie Gray. In his eyes, there’s a lot of […]

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser: No Public Viewing of Body Cam Video

*Privacy looks to be the key reason for Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s attempt to prevent the public from seeing footage from police body cameras. The Washington City Paper talked to Michael Czin, a spokesman for Bowser, who said the goal of the effort is to “respect privacy.” “While the recordings could surface in court […]

Read Jesse Williams’ Full Twitter Rant On Folks Who Excuse Cop Shootings

*Jesse Williams used his Twitter on Monday to vent his frustration over “justify-anything” Americans who excuse police shootings. The recent videotaped deaths of Eric Harris, who was shot by reserve sheriff’s deputy Robert Bates in Tulsa, Oklahoma as he lay on the ground; and Walter Scott, who was killed by then-police officer Michael T. Slager […]

The Second Murder of Walter Scott

*It’s getting so predictable you can mail the script in. A young, or not so young, unarmed African-American is gunned down by a cop. It makes brief news. Except the news is not really news but the script. He was reaching for the officer’s gun, or his Taser or his nightstick. The officer feared for […]

Cop Who Killed Walter Scott Laughs Over Adrenaline Rush in New Audio (Listen)

*Michael Slager, the South Carolina police officer caught on video shooting unarmed African American man Walter Scott as he was running away from a traffic stop, is reportedly heard in new audio laughing about his “pumping” adrenaline immediately after the incident. The audio was obtained by The Guardian newspaper, which said it came from the […]

The Walter Scott Shooting Points to Larger Law Enforcement Issue

The following commentary/essay on the shooting of Walter Scott by now former policeman Michael Slager in North Charleston, South Carolina is from Nigel Scott, Esquire. *I hate to say it, but having watched the video of North Charleston police officer, Michael Slager summarily executing Walter Scott by shooting him four times in the back, I’m […]