A war is raging against blacks in America by persons dressed in police uniforms who have taken an oath to protect and serve the community. And Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina is the latest casualty in the war. Walter Scott was stopped for a minor routine traffic stop for a broken tail light on Saturday morning on April 4. It ended with him being shot in the back eight times by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, all caught on a bystander’s video tape. The video shows the callous manner in which the officer disregarded the life of Scott. It shows an officer running after Scott with Scott’s back to the officer and then the officer pulling a gun and firing eight times. It doesn’t stop there. The officer then goes over to handcuff Scott, as if he were still alive. And then he discards the Taser gun in an attempt to perhaps support a false report of Scott taking the Taser from the officer. The complete graphic video can be found here. We … [Read more...] about Walter Scott is the Latest Casualty in the Police War on Blacks
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Another “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” Black Man Killed by Police
Another “Hands up, Don’t Shoot” case of an unarmed black man killed by police occurred this time in New Jersey with two police officers- one white and one black doing the shooting. A newly released video of a December 30 encounter in Bridgeton, New Jersey between two police officers and Jerame Reid, shows what starts out as a routine police car stop for running a stop sign and then turns into what appears as a cold blooded killing of the driver, Reid, by the police officers. The gruesome and appalling video shown on the police dash cam shows the incident as it unfolds. The driver who is identified as Jerame Reid says, "I'm not reaching for nothing. I ain't got no reason to reach for nothing. I'm getting out and getting on the ground." As he attempts to exit of the car with hands up, he is shot with at least 6 bullets by both officers. Videos don’t lie. There is no resistance by Reid. Reid is by all accounts obeying the police officers. While one officer … [Read more...] about Another “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” Black Man Killed by Police