http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/us/south-carolina-witness-video/index.html
Feidin Santana, the man who recorded a South Carolina police officer shooting and killing a fleeing unarmed man, says fear for his own life almost kept him from revealing the tape. "I thought about erasing the video," Santana told MSNBC. "I felt that my life, with this information, might be in danger." Santana also told NBC on Thursday that he didn't see the victim grab the officer's Taser. This account did not match the officers story claiming that he DID reach for his taser.
This relates to what we are learning in AP Government because this crime will be handled in a court of law. Although, it seems that the officer is most likely the criminal here for shooting and killing an unarmed citizen who was just trying to flee, the court must make a decision on whether he should be punished or not and if so, what his punishments will be.
I believe that he should get charged with first degree murder. The runner was not a threat to the officer so he should have at least tried to taze him, not end his life. I don't think this is linked to any racial discrimination though. I think it was just a coincidence that the runner was black and the officer was white.
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