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White Ex-Cop Gets 20 Years for Walter Scott Slaying

by Associated PressDecember 7, 2017January 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — One by one, relatives of the late Walter Scott urged a judge to mete out a significant punishment for Michael Slager, the White former police officer […]

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Jeff Sessions’ Constant Lying Is Being Used to Help the Criminal Defense of the White Cop Who Murdered Walter Scott

by Special ReportNovember 30, 2017January 25, 2022

The execution of Walter Scott by South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was an unambiguous example of racist police abuse. Cell phone footage clearly shows Slager, who is white, pumping eight bullets […]

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Family Conflicted: Should Walter Scott’s Killer Get Life-or-is Admission of Guilt Enough?

by Associated PressMay 3, 2017January 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Relatives of Walter Scott differ on how much time a White former officer should spend in federal prison for gunning down the Black motorist, with one […]

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White Ex-South Carolina Cop Pleads Guilty in Unarmed Black Man’s Slaying

by Associated PressMay 2, 2017January 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A White former police officer whose killing of an unarmed Black man running from a traffic stop was captured on cellphone video pleaded guilty Tuesday to […]

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NAACP Statement on Michael Slager Mistrial

by Special to the AFRO from the NAACPDecember 6, 2016January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE – The following is a statement from Cornell William Brooks, President, and CEO of the NAACP:   “The NAACP is deeply frustrated that the trial of Michael Slager, the former North […]

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Officers Say Slager’s Version of Walter Scott Shooting Contradicted Video

by Associated PressNovember 7, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two police officers testified Monday that the account Michael Slager gave them about shooting Walter Scott in the minutes after the slaying contradicted a dramatic cellphone […]

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Nearly All-White Jury to Hear S.C. Case of Ex-Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott

by Associated PressNovember 2, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A nearly all-White jury was seated Wednesday for the murder trial of a White former South Carolina officer whose fatal shooting of a Black man stunned […]

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Former S.C. Officer Indicted in Walter Scott Killing

by Stephanie CornishJune 12, 2015January 25, 2022

(Screenshot from the video of the April 4th incident showing Slager shooting Walter Scott as he was running away) Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was indicted June 8 […]

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