South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder In Black Man’s Death

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/u...ask-us-to-investigate-killings-by-police.html

Civil Rights Groups in South Carolina Ask U.S. to Investigate Killings by Police

Civil rights groups in North Charleston, S.C., asked the United States Department of Justice on Friday to investigate all fatal shootings by police officers in Charleston County in the last 21 years.

The request by the North Charleston N.A.A.C.P., the Tri-County National Action Network and the Coalition (People United to Take Back Our Community) at a news conference at North Charleston City Hall, reflected a suspicion among activists that the police had been working to conceal the circumstances surrounding the death of a black man, Walter L. Scott, on April 4 before a cellphone video emerged showing that a white police officer shot him in the back as he fled.

The groups said they believed that other officers who shot and killed Charleston County residents in the last two decades escaped prosecution only because similarly stark evidence had not surfaced.

“It is commonly believed in the African-American community, those most affected by officer-involved shootings, that law enforcement agencies have deliberately filed false police reports, tampered with evidence, turned a blind eye to the facts of their investigations and launched covered-up campaigns in order to avoid prosecution for their acts of violence perpetrated against black people in North Charleston and in Charleston County,” they said in a written statement. “This is commonly referred to as the Blue Wall of Silence.”

The groups said that in more than 200 shootings by the police in South Carolina “in recent history,” charges were very rarely brought. And they said they believed that Michael T. Slager, the white North Charleston officer who killed Mr. Scott, would not have been charged had the video not surfaced. The statement chided the Police Department for showing “unwavering support” for Mr. Slager’s account of the shooting in its immediate aftermath. He was charged with murder and fired from the department after the video, taken by a bystander, became public.

The civil rights groups called the department’s early actions “the beginnings of a cover-up that would have eventually resulted in the acquittal of Michael Slager.”

Dena Iverson, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, said in response to the civil rights groups’ move, “The department will review any requests that are submitted.”

Draped over the lectern at the news conference on Friday was a black T-shirt reading “Do You Believe Us Now?”

Among the cases that the groups said merited further investigation was the death last year of Denzel Curnell, 19, who the police said shot himself in the head as he lay on the ground after being stopped by a Charleston police officer. The chief prosecutor, Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson, did not seek an indictment of the officer, saying the evidence showed that Mr. Curnell had committed suicide.

In an interview, Elder James Johnson, president of the local chapter of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, said the Justice Department needed to re-examine old cases because “we believe the relationship between the solicitor and the Police Department is too close.”

Later on Friday, state elected leaders and the Rev. Jesse Jackson held a meeting in North Charleston in support of equipping police officers with body cameras.

Mr. Johnson said civil rights groups would continue working to create safeguards against police abuse.

“The culture has not changed in 20-something years,” he said.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

 

[Kakarot]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

https://twitter.com/FarrahFazal/status/537140405310349312

Lol they thought because it's a franchise little caesars maybe an Italian owned it, idiots. lol, mind you an older black lady came out and begged people to stop, they knew it was hers.
https://vine.co/v/O1HEYjVUnH5

I got the feeling that this was a "I'm broke and it sucks, riot." Than a "Fucking cops shot another black kid riot."

 

[Stiff]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

Not grasping at straws... lol i'm stating facts. Protesting is definitely some bullshit but you act like the only 2 options are riot and protest. I'm all for responding to violence with violence..I'm saying that shit needs to be done better.

 

[Beech Oss Neega]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

Not grasping at straws... lol i'm stating facts. Protesting is definitely some bullshit but you act like the only 2 options are riot and protest. I'm all for responding to violence with violence..I'm saying that shit needs to be done better.

Rioting in your own neighborhood is the equivalent of a kid fuckin up his own room after gettin grounded...when you get done having a hissy fit your little ass is gonna clean this shit up.

Take that shit to the cops house, or to the judges house. If they were scared that their violence would be met with equal or greater force then they might think before they acted in these types of situations.

 

[Kakarot]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

Not grasping at straws... lol i'm stating facts. Protesting is definitely some bullshit but you act like the only 2 options are riot and protest. I'm all for responding to violence with violence..I'm saying that shit needs to be done better.

Rioting in your own neighborhood is the equivalent of a kid fuckin up his own room after gettin grounded...when you get done having a hissy fit your little ass is gonna clean this shit up.

Take that shit to the cops house, or to the judges house. If they were scared that their violence would be met with equal or greater force then they might think before they acted in these types of situations.

Just like that pac line they quick to shoot at their own but they scared to buss at a cop. They would never go to a police station or courthouse and riot, the one place they need to go and they can't or won't do it.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

Not grasping at straws... lol i'm stating facts. Protesting is definitely some bullshit but you act like the only 2 options are riot and protest. I'm all for responding to violence with violence..I'm saying that shit needs to be done better.

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

The bolded contradicts the underlined tho don't u think

No it's just facts, those convenience stores, liquor stores, electronics stores aren't black owned so fuck it

There are some black owned stores in the hood...and when rioting breaks out they get hit too sometimes.

Leave it alone bro, you grasping at straws right now.

Protesting is weak

Not grasping at straws... lol i'm stating facts. Protesting is definitely some bullshit but you act like the only 2 options are riot and protest. I'm all for responding to violence with violence..I'm saying that shit needs to be done better.

Rioting in your own neighborhood is the equivalent of a kid fuckin up his own room after gettin grounded...when you get done having a hissy fit your little ass is gonna clean this shit up.

Take that shit to the cops house, or to the judges house. If they were scared that their violence would be met with equal or greater force then they might think before they acted in these types of situations.

I don't disagree

 

[The Hue]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

Funny thing is many blacks shop at those stores. You loot and torch stores you won't have anywhere to shop.

Hey man fuck yo punk bitch ass, you got a real fucked up and misconstrued view on black people. You've been exposing yourself in this thread.

 

[southsil4lil]

This brotha I work with was tased to death this weekend by some pigs out here in San Antonio, shit is fucked up smh

 

[Colin$mackabi$h]

This brotha I work with was tased to death this weekend by some pigs out here in San Antonio, shit is fucked up smh

I am sorry to hear that man smh.

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

This brotha I work with was tased to death this weekend by some pigs out here in San Antonio, shit is fucked up smh

I take it no one got any footage

 

[southsil4lil]

This brotha I work with was tased to death this weekend by some pigs out here in San Antonio, shit is fucked up smh

I take it no one got any footage

Nope but here the story if interested, messed up how these pigs try to paint a picture of a large out of control black man every time this happens. Dude ran a bunch of youth sports on the side but they've already vilified and smeared his name out here
http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Man-dies-after-SAPD-officers-taze-him-twice-6209807.php

 

[stringer bell]

The wolves have set another CVS store on fire.. Damn.. What do these Bodymore niggas have against CVS...

 

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https://twitter.com/sfkale/status/592904957881393153

 

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https://twitter.com/kenya_d/status/592822135581736963

 

[skpjr78]

lol at protests...I only respect rioting and looting

At least do it in white neighborhoods and not our own.

Doesn't matter imo

There's nothing honorable about destroying your OWN SHIT when your pissed off at WHITE PEOPLE.

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

The thing I don't like about the "why are you destroying your own shit?" Crowd ......

Those are the same ppl that say,"niggaz gang bang, claim & fight over a hood that doesn't belong to them."

Ok.....which one is it? ol' fake ass Gandhi.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

The thing I don't like about the "why are you destroying your own shit?" Crowd ......

Those are the same ppl that say,"niggaz gang bang, claim & fight over a hood that doesn't belong to them."

Ok.....which one is it? ol' fake ass Gandhi.

Those aren't the same thing at all. There is a difference between saying that it's stupid to destroy the stores, facilities, infrastructure, etc... that provide services to your community and saying it's stupid to kill each other over land that's not yours. Regardless of whether you own it or not, if you only access to one convenience store in your area at which you can easily get shit when you need it, it's probably not a good idea to ransack it to the point that its unusable in the future.

 

[cannonspike1994]

I want any one of you clowns to pint out where I said niggas SHOULD "burn down Black communities"....I'll wait.

I said it doesn't matter when niggas rioting because anything goes.

Also, when do Black people "burn down Black communities"? They loot stores that aren't Black owned.

Clowns wasted an entire page trying to force an issue with me lol

Funny thing is many blacks shop at those stores. You loot and torch stores you won't have anywhere to shop.

we will just steal everything fuck you crackers,gooks,spics,dot heads and everyone else whos not black.

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

The thing I don't like about the "why are you destroying your own shit?" Crowd ......

Those are the same ppl that say,"niggaz gang bang, claim & fight over a hood that doesn't belong to them."

Ok.....which one is it? ol' fake ass Gandhi.

Those aren't the same thing at all. There is a difference between saying that it's stupid to destroy the stores, facilities, infrastructure, etc... that provide services to your community and saying it's stupid to kill each other over land that's not yours. Regardless of whether you own it or not, if you only access to one convenience store in your area at which you can easily get shit when you need it, it's probably not a good idea to ransack it to the point that its unusable in the future.

Bro I stay in Po ass, broke ass, small ass Little Rock, Ar. If we burned down a store....there's another 1 2/3 miles down the street. If Baltimore is worst than my country ass town it needs to be burned down anyway. Fuck those stores bro.