{"id":6834,"date":"2015-04-14T19:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2015-04-14T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T00:28:56","slug":"do-you-know-that-a-cop-murdered-mr-walter-scott-and-has-been-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/do-you-know-that-a-cop-murdered-mr-walter-scott-and-has-been-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know that a cop murdered Mr. Walter Scott and has been charged?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWalter Scott was a South Carolina man who owed child support, and the car he drove had a broken taillight, which 33 year old Police Officer Michael T. Slager stopped him for on April 4 2015. It’s possible that slightly overweight Mr. Scott ran slowly away from the officer to avoid being arrested for his unpaid child support \u2013 we’ll never know, because Slager decided to pull out his gun and shoot Mr. Scott 8 times. One of those shots entered Mr. Scott’s heart and he was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Officer Slager has been charged with murder for his callous act. <\/p>\n

You can see this tragic story unfold through the New York Times’ compilation of videos filmed by bystanders<\/a> on their phones. <\/p>\n

Read the New York Times article<\/a>. Slate’s coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Walter Scott was a South Carolina man who owed child support, and the car he drove had a broken taillight, which 33 year old Police Officer Michael T. Slager stopped him for on April 4 2015. It’s possible that slightly overweight Mr. Scott ran slowly away from the officer to avoid being arrested for his … <\/p>\n

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