Yet another police shooting and cover up; this one in North Charleston, S.C. Columnist Jay Bookman at the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) reports on this one. Here's how his article starts:
Here are some of the comments published by leading editorial cartoonists.
-- Marge
I’m not going to post the video here — it is available in multiple places for those who wish to watch it. But the screengrab above captures the tragedy of it. Fifty-year-old Walter Scott, pulled over for a broken taillight on Saturday, is shot five times in the back by a North Charleston, S.C. policeman who later claimed that he had fired only because he felt that his life was in danger. That was the police department story until the video above, taken by a passerby, was given to the media.This photo accompanies his article.
Police officials also initially described efforts to revive Scott through CPR. The video again tells a very different story. After the shooting, Scott’s body is handcuffed, but officers make no effort to assist or revive him. The video also captures the officer, Michael Slager, 33, apparently rearranging the crime scene by dropping an item next to Scott’s body. Both men had served in the Coast Guard.
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| Video by a passerby, AJC |
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Here are some of the comments published by leading editorial cartoonists.
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| Adam Zyglis, The Week |
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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| Steve Sack, The Week |
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-- Marge
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