The family of Walter Scott, the South Carolina man seen on video being shot by a North Charleston police officer, is asking a judge to approve a $6.5 million wrongful death settlement.
In a piece published yesterday, Ta-Nehisi Coates argues that police are used as a backstop of force to deal with social problems they are ill-equipped to handle. But in making this case, Coates makes the perfect the enemy of the good, choosing systemic solutions he never even articulates over the practical one most people already agree on: body cameras.
Bill Maher expressed skepticism at arguments that training police to shoot people in the legs or ankles wouldn’t work on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” In a discussion on the Walter Scott killing, which Maher blamed in part on
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) wondered how Al Sharpton has avoided going to prison for tax evasion on Thursday’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. “I’m trying to figure out why Al Sharpton isn’t in
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke appeared on Fox News discussing a push by Al Sharpton for new federal police laws following the recent South Carolina killing of Walter Scott, a black man, by a white police officer.
Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) blamed the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and stand your ground, voter ID, and redistricting laws for creating the “climate” that led to the killing of Walter Scott on Wednesday’s “Hardball” on MSNBC. While Clyburn thanked
On Wednesday, North Charleston, SC Mayor Keith Summey condemned the shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager. Summey also announced officers in his city’s police department would be wearing body cameras. However, during the press
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest began the White House press briefing today by commenting on the South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting and killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man.
