Lawyer Nails Cop’s Pathetic Excuse for Shooting Walter Scott in Murder Trial

‘Former North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael Slager testified in his murder trial this week. The 35-year-old ex-cop is being charged in the death of an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, whom he followed and gunned down after the two met at a routine traffic stop. He could face life imprisonment if convicted.
The shooting occurred on April 4, 2015, and was captured on a cell phone video that was reviewed during his Slager’s trial.
“In my mind, at that time, people don’t run from a broken taillight; there’s always another reason,” Slager said in his testimony. Scott’s parents concluded that their son may have been concerned about the back child-support payments he owed, leading Scott to flee.’
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