Editing Michael Slager (section)

== Murder of Walter Scott ==
On April 4, 2015, police officer Michael Slager pulled over Walter Scott for having a damaged brake light. Unfortunately, Scott was wanted for failure to provide child support and fled, with Slager giving chase on foot. Slager chased Scott into a car park behind a shop and tasered him. Scott ran away, leading to Slager shooting Scott five times.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/south-carolina-officer-faces-federal-charges-in-fatal-shooting.html South Carolina Officer Faces Federal Charges in Fatal Shooting], ''The New York Times''</ref> 

Despite Slager's claim that he had been assaulted by Scott, he was convicted of the murder after a video of Slager shooting Scott, taken by an eyewitness named Feidin Santana, was released by the campaign group Black Lives Matter.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/us/south-carolina-cop-shoots-black-man-timeline/ South Carolina cop shoots unarmed man: A timeline], ''CNN''</ref> He received twenty years in jail, but will probably be released in eighteen.<ref>[https://thinkprogress.org/michael-slager-sentenced-walter-scott-01afa76eec9e/ Killer cop Michael Slager sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Walter Scott], ''ThinkProgress''</ref>