CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – The judge in the trial of the former North Charleston police officer charged with a motorist’s shooting death said he will declare a mistrial after receiving a note the jury remains deadlocked. MOBILE USERS: Click here to watch the live camera in the courtroom. Michael Slager is charged in the April […]
The cat is out of the bag; what was in darkness has come to light, and you know the rest. Since police are notoriously inaccurate for reporting their own messes, and the federal government has difficulty keeping tally, The Washington Post decided track the number of police-related fatalaties in 2015. In the first five months […]
With a rising tide of tension surging between police officers and the Black community, the #BlackLivesMatter protests and the unfortunate series of events surrounding it…
We’re not sure if we can believe police reports these days, but according to a police report obtained by The Guardian, North Charleston police officer…
The funeral for slain victim of police brutality Walter Scott was held Sunday at WORD Ministries Christian Center in Summerville, SC. Scott’s immediate family were in attendance, as well…
For those still wondering “why he was running in the first place.” From the looks of the dash cam footage, there was no struggle, no altercation — just an unarmed man running away from a traffic stop. Did this really warrant five shots in the back? SMH. source
Dash cam video depicting the final moments in Walter Scott’s life was released Thursday. And what begins as a routine traffic stop quickly escalates into…
Michael Slager, the officer who was charged with murder after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing Walter Scott eight times, is said to have…
TIME magazine placed “Black Lives Matter” on the cover of this week’s issue, in the wake of the incident where North Charleston, S.C. cop Michael Slager…
It saddens my heart especially as a parent of boys to hear about this. On Tuesday, a white police officer from North Charleston, S.C. was charged with murder after a video surfaced showing him shooting in the back and killing an apparently unarmed black man while the man ran away. The officer, Michael T. Slager, 33, […]
For those still wondering “why he was running in the first place.” From the looks of the dash cam footage, there was no struggle, no altercation — just an unarmed man running away from a traffic stop. Did this really warrant five shots in the back? SMH. source
