An extensive study by the Guardian has found what many of us already knew to be true: Black and brown Americans are more likely to be killed during encounters with the police and are less likely to be armed than white people who suffer the same fate.

Officer Laughed About Having a Rush After Shooting Walter Scott

Anna Merlan

4/13/15 12:45pm

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A new recording obtained by the Guardian shows that South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was laughing with a senior officer minutes after shooting Walter Scott. Slager, who is being charged with murder, laughed as he told the other officer that his adrenaline was “pumping.”

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Officer Laughed About Having a Rush After Shooting Walter Scott

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