Grace Beahm/Post and Courier via AP, Pool This…is…unprecedented. Michael Slager Sentenced For Walter Scott Shooting The ex-cop who gunned down unarmed Walter Scott as he ran away has been handed a hefty sentence. Michael Slager , whose trial was initially deadlocked after a single juror “could not and would not reach a decision”, has been sentenced to 20 years for Scott’s murder. Slager pleaded guilty to violating Scott’s civil rights when he shot and killed him in 2015. Federal prosecutors were seeking a life sentence for Slager who they charged with second-degree murder. His lawyers, however, argued that he should face voluntary manslaughter. While he for DAMN SURE should’ve gotten life, it’s incredible to see a cop face some kind of justice. They just put a white cop in jail for 19 years for killing an unarmed Black man in South Carolina. #WalterScott The reckoning. We need more of this. https://t.co/Td6mcFJi5p — George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) December 7, 2017 What do YOU think about Slager getting 20 years for the Walter Scott shooting???
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JUSTICE: Ex-Cop Michael Slager Sentenced To 20 Years For Death Of Walter Scott
