The Shooting of Walter Scott

On April 4, 2015, Michael Slager, a North Charleston police officer, shot an unarmed black man, by the name of Walter Scott. This was a rare case, because there was video evidence of the entire incident. This was unbeknownst to Slager who filed a police report that directly contradicted the video evidence. Once again, this seemed like another case that was going to fall flat and end in no conviction, but today Michael Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison. This is a rare instance of a policeman actually being held accountable, and it is hard to imagine that this sentence would have occurred if there was no video evidence. This is an example of what should happen when an officer uses excessive force.