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The death of Walter Scott was caught on video showing how he was running away from the cop who stopped him for a broken taillight. The cop assumed the shooting position and fired 8 rounds into Scott's fleeing back.
Unless something falls from the sky in court, I cannot fathom how the cop, Michael Slager, will not be found guilty of murder.
The incident took place in Charleston, S.C. and was extremely disturbing.
Here was a man, obviously scared, running from the police officer only to be gunned down and handcuffed as he lay on the ground, probably already dead. There's more to the story but that isn't what this post is addressing.
Rev. George Hamilton, the minister who presided over Walter Scott's funeral, told the hundreds gathered there that the shooting of a black man by a white man was the act of a racist cop. This has a high probability of being true, but it is not a fact, at least not yet.
"All of us have seen the video," Rev. Hamilton said. "There is no doubt in my mind and I feel that Walter's death was motivated by racial prejudice." He called Slager a disgrace to the North Charleston Police Department, and I don't disagree.
Apparently, Rev. Hamilton believes things based on "feelings" from personal beliefs that came from learning them; it is internal "evidence" that satisfies his belief system.
Perhaps religious people are better able to put more credence in their beliefs about something that lack external proof or evidence, than, say, a detective, scientist, or a defense attorney.
I am not implying that religious people are wrong about the existence of God, for example, simply that it's easier for them to believe in something they feel strongly about without clear proof that their belief is justified. It's called "faith."
"This particular cop was a racist. You don't Tase a man and then shoot," Rev. Hamilton said, and thankfully added, "we will not indict the entire law enforcement community for the act of one racist."
Mr. Scott was described by the minister as a born-again Christian, "not perfect," but told the people gathered that nobody is perfect.
According to The New York Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to make his voice heard on Sunday at the vigil for Mr. Scott. That should be uplifting and a voice of reason and love. After all, Rev. Al is a man of God, right?
"Where Al sees a buck, you can count on that schmuck."
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Unless something falls from the sky in court, I cannot fathom how the cop, Michael Slager, will not be found guilty of murder.
The incident took place in Charleston, S.C. and was extremely disturbing.
Here was a man, obviously scared, running from the police officer only to be gunned down and handcuffed as he lay on the ground, probably already dead. There's more to the story but that isn't what this post is addressing.
Rev. George Hamilton, the minister who presided over Walter Scott's funeral, told the hundreds gathered there that the shooting of a black man by a white man was the act of a racist cop. This has a high probability of being true, but it is not a fact, at least not yet.
"All of us have seen the video," Rev. Hamilton said. "There is no doubt in my mind and I feel that Walter's death was motivated by racial prejudice." He called Slager a disgrace to the North Charleston Police Department, and I don't disagree.
Apparently, Rev. Hamilton believes things based on "feelings" from personal beliefs that came from learning them; it is internal "evidence" that satisfies his belief system.
Perhaps religious people are better able to put more credence in their beliefs about something that lack external proof or evidence, than, say, a detective, scientist, or a defense attorney.
I am not implying that religious people are wrong about the existence of God, for example, simply that it's easier for them to believe in something they feel strongly about without clear proof that their belief is justified. It's called "faith."
"This particular cop was a racist. You don't Tase a man and then shoot," Rev. Hamilton said, and thankfully added, "we will not indict the entire law enforcement community for the act of one racist."
Mr. Scott was described by the minister as a born-again Christian, "not perfect," but told the people gathered that nobody is perfect.
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| Mr. Scott on left, Race-baiter on right |
According to The New York Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to make his voice heard on Sunday at the vigil for Mr. Scott. That should be uplifting and a voice of reason and love. After all, Rev. Al is a man of God, right?
"Where Al sees a buck, you can count on that schmuck."
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