The North Charleston, S.C. city council approved the settlement Thursday night at a hearing attended by Scott's family and their attorneys.
Officer Michael Slager, who is white, was arrested and charged with murder after a videotape taken by a bystander showed the officer shooting a fleeing Scott in the back multiple times on April 4. Scott died at the scene. The video, replayed across the country, captured national attention and underscored increasing tension between white police officers and black men.
"I am glad the city and the family were able to reach a settlement without the necessity of a lawsuit," North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey said shortly after the settlement's approval. "Both sides have met many times and worked very hard over the past several months to resolve this matter."
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8 comments:
I hate that they can sue (and win) tax payer dollars from the city. They should be allowed to sue the individual and no one more. Greedy people.
Crack partyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
They ? Who is they?
Why in the hell do people run from the police?
The problem here is that the officer should have planted a gun on this jerk.
They are greedy! To think, all they lost was someone in their family who did nothing wrong. Maybe the tax payers should be more selective instead of hiring really, really bad police officers.
Thug life pays.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Thug life pays.
October 9, 2015 at 5:17 PM
It's more like police brutality pays.
He deserved getting shot. Only a criminal runs from cops.
I said only a criminal runs from cops..lmao. Reminds me of that Homo Mare running from the cops and getting arrested in Rehoboth Beach.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
He deserved getting shot. Only a criminal runs from cops.
I said only a criminal runs from cops..lmao. Reminds me of that Homo Mare running from the cops and getting arrested in Rehoboth Beach.
October 10, 2015 at 11:53 AM
You are a sick puppy
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