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S.C. Cop Faces Murder Charge

In this April 4 frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott runs away from city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday, hours after law enforcement officials viewed the dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing Scott several times in the back. Story here. (AP Photo/Courtesy of L. Chris Stewart)

Question: Is murder the appropriate charge?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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