Editing Michael Slager

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|Image = [[File:Ht michael thomas slager float jc 150407 v18x13 18x13 992.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]
|fullname = Michael Thomas Slager
|occupation = Police Officer
|skills= Marksmanship <br> Authority
|crimes = [[Murder]] <br> [[Police brutality]] <br> [[Negrophobia]]
|type of villain = Xenophobic Policeman
}}
'''Michael Thomas Slager '''is the murderer of an unarmed black man named Walter Scott who is serving twenty years in prison for deprivation of rights under colour of law.

== 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>

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[[Category:Modern Villains]]
[[Category:Living Villains]]
[[Category:Imprisoned]]
[[Category:Criminals]]
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[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
[[Category:Xenophobes]]
[[Category:Murderer]]
[[Category:Fallen Heroes]]