NYPD Police Commissioner Says It’s Hard To Hire Black Cops Because They Have Criminal Backgrounds

Due to the influx of police using black men as target practice, I am not sure how many black men would actually want to join police forces.

I can’t imagine black men are lined up for the “opportunity”.

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Cop In Walter Scott’s Shooting Death Indicted On Murder Charge

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A South Carolina grand jury returned a murder indictment on Monday against a White former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man in April, inflaming tensions over police brutality against African-Americans, according toMSNBC.

The former officer, Michael Slager of the North Charleston Police Department, was captured on video firing eight shots at Walter Scott on April 4 as Scott was running away from him.

Scarlett Wilson, a state prosecutor, said that murder was the only charge presented to the grand jury. Slager had previously been charged with murder almost immediately.

From MSNBC:

The officer initially claimed that Scott, 50, grabbed his Taser after a traffic stop. Video captured by a bystander showed a confrontation, then Scott running away, then Slager firing eight times at some distance.

It was the latest in a string of shootings that ignited debate about…

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