04-08-2015, 11:15 PM
I read up; seems a couple of protestors chanted that the mayor should retire because they feel the shooting of Scott is symbolic of a systematic pattern of harassment over minor offenses by police in North Charleston.
Others in the crowd and in the media praised LE's quick response.
Snip:
The group, which numbered about 50 or so, expressed repeated outrage about the eight shots fired at Walter Lamer Scott as he ran from North Charleston Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager after a traffic stop.
Scott's brother Anthony Scott said Tuesday: "I thought that my brother was gunned down like an animal. It was just unbelievable to me to see that."
Many at the rally suggested there would have been no charges had the incident not been caught on camera.
The South Carolina NAACP released a statement late Tuesday night commending the U.S. Attorney's office, the FBI, SLED, and other law enforcement personnel for bringing charges against Slager, reports CBS affiliate WCSC in Charleston.
"The rapid response by law enforcement in this matter does bring some level of comfort to the community in the hopes that the judicial process will render an adequate measure of justice for the victim," Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr., President of the SC State Conference of the NAACP said in a statement. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/walter-scott...encounter/
I think it would be scary if people could watch this happen to a fellow unarmed citizen without opposing such action by a police officer.
That something like ^ that happened, and that prior to the video release the incident was positioned as just another black man assaulting a cop and sadly getting what he deserved, is about as protest-worthy as it gets. If Scott had been white or any other color, all other factors the same, I'd sure as hell expect protests too.
I don't agree with every protestor's take, but I too protest murder and cover-up by police and think it would be dangerous to instead write it off as "police just being police, same as it ever was".
Anyway, things are in fact changing. Citizens are taking videos more often and helping to ensure cops aren't immune from criminal charges. More cops are wearing cameras. More people are speaking out loudly against police brutality and deception. Police forces are having to answer for the crimes and lies of their worst employees and actively work to weed them out. Police chiefs are taking action against officers who express disdain for their community members and desire to inflict violence upon them. All changes for the better, in my opinion.
Others in the crowd and in the media praised LE's quick response.
Snip:
The group, which numbered about 50 or so, expressed repeated outrage about the eight shots fired at Walter Lamer Scott as he ran from North Charleston Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager after a traffic stop.
Scott's brother Anthony Scott said Tuesday: "I thought that my brother was gunned down like an animal. It was just unbelievable to me to see that."
Many at the rally suggested there would have been no charges had the incident not been caught on camera.
The South Carolina NAACP released a statement late Tuesday night commending the U.S. Attorney's office, the FBI, SLED, and other law enforcement personnel for bringing charges against Slager, reports CBS affiliate WCSC in Charleston.
"The rapid response by law enforcement in this matter does bring some level of comfort to the community in the hopes that the judicial process will render an adequate measure of justice for the victim," Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr., President of the SC State Conference of the NAACP said in a statement. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/walter-scott...encounter/
I think it would be scary if people could watch this happen to a fellow unarmed citizen without opposing such action by a police officer.
That something like ^ that happened, and that prior to the video release the incident was positioned as just another black man assaulting a cop and sadly getting what he deserved, is about as protest-worthy as it gets. If Scott had been white or any other color, all other factors the same, I'd sure as hell expect protests too.
I don't agree with every protestor's take, but I too protest murder and cover-up by police and think it would be dangerous to instead write it off as "police just being police, same as it ever was".
Anyway, things are in fact changing. Citizens are taking videos more often and helping to ensure cops aren't immune from criminal charges. More cops are wearing cameras. More people are speaking out loudly against police brutality and deception. Police forces are having to answer for the crimes and lies of their worst employees and actively work to weed them out. Police chiefs are taking action against officers who express disdain for their community members and desire to inflict violence upon them. All changes for the better, in my opinion.