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| Walter Scott shooting: Former policeman who killed unarmed black man to testify in front of 92% white jury | |
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| A white ex-officer who was charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black man five times in the back as he ran away is to testify for his own defense. | A white ex-officer who was charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black man five times in the back as he ran away is to testify for his own defense. |
| Michael Slager, on trial in North Charleston, faces 30 years to life imprisonment for the killing in April 2015 which was captured by a bystander on video. He is the 18th witness in his own defense. | Michael Slager, on trial in North Charleston, faces 30 years to life imprisonment for the killing in April 2015 which was captured by a bystander on video. He is the 18th witness in his own defense. |
| Once the video had been released, Slager was fired and charged with murder. | Once the video had been released, Slager was fired and charged with murder. |
| He has been on bail since January. | He has been on bail since January. |
| Scott’s family speculated he might have been running away because he had been falling behind on child support payments and was afraid of going back to jail. | Scott’s family speculated he might have been running away because he had been falling behind on child support payments and was afraid of going back to jail. |
| A jury of 11 white people and one black person will hear the case. | A jury of 11 white people and one black person will hear the case. |
| Slager’s lawyers will argue that the video, widely shared on social media, does not tell the whole story, and that Slager told Scott to stop and warned him he would use his stun gun. Scott allegedly wrestled with Slager and grabbed his taser. | Slager’s lawyers will argue that the video, widely shared on social media, does not tell the whole story, and that Slager told Scott to stop and warned him he would use his stun gun. Scott allegedly wrestled with Slager and grabbed his taser. |
| Both sides have seen 3D computer creations of the scene presented by witnesses, as reported by the Associated Press. | Both sides have seen 3D computer creations of the scene presented by witnesses, as reported by the Associated Press. |
| The judge, Clinton Newman, is considering whether the jurors will be allowed to visit the scene of the shooting. | The judge, Clinton Newman, is considering whether the jurors will be allowed to visit the scene of the shooting. |
| Dot Scott, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in North Charleston, previously told The Independent that she was concerned about the make-up of the jury and that the one black person had “never even heard” of the Walter Scott killing or seen the video before. | Dot Scott, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in North Charleston, previously told The Independent that she was concerned about the make-up of the jury and that the one black person had “never even heard” of the Walter Scott killing or seen the video before. |
| Speaking of police officers and government, she said: "You’ve been feeding them monsters, you’ve grown us to this level of distrust and built up anxiety and frustration, and it comes to boiling point." | Speaking of police officers and government, she said: "You’ve been feeding them monsters, you’ve grown us to this level of distrust and built up anxiety and frustration, and it comes to boiling point." |