Posted on 10/09/2015 12:00:25 AM PDT by TigerClaws
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A city in South Carolina approved a $6.5 million settlement Thursday with the family of an unarmed black man shot to death earlier this year by a white police officer.
The North Charleston City Council approved the settlement by a 10-0 vote, and members of Walter Scott’s family were on hand when it was announced.
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Oh, it’s a “bad shoot” all right. But that doesn’t mean the cop won’t skate.
If half of this story is true, this guy has blood on his hands. And it explains a lot of shocking behavior by cops and grand juries:
It’s a bad shoot according to people jumping to conclusions based on a Youtube clip that doesn’t come close to showing the entirety of the situation. The trial will be a different matter.
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