Trials Begin In Two Racially-Charged Officer-Involved Shootings

By Bob Owens

Two high profile trials start today involving the shooting of black motorists by while police officers under very questionable circumstances.

Jury selection begins today in the murder trial of former North Charleston (SC) police officer Michael Slager, who was filmed on a cell phone camera shooting slowly fleeing suspect Walter Scott in the back after a vehicular stop, foot pursuit, and struggle over control of Slager’s taser.

In Ohio, jury selection also begins in the trial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing, who shot and killed Sam Dubose during a traffic stop.

While both shoots involved black motorists being non-compliant with while police officers during traffic stops, videos of the two events suggest very different things occurred that led to the deaths of Scott and Dubose.

The Death Of Walter Scott

There’s no beating around the bush here: the shooting of Walter Scott by Michael Slager appears to be an exasperated officer who was having trouble taking a non-compliant suspect into custody simply losing his patience and decided to shoot a man down instead of running after him anymore.

In what appears to be cell phone video, Scott is seen to be struggling with Slager, and what …Read the Rest

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