Fire at home of South Carolina officer charged with murder - media

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Fire at home of South Carolina officer charged with murder - media
Reuters
1 hour ago



CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A small, suspicious fire broke out at the South Carolina home of a white former police officer who is charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, local media reported on Saturday.

Vinyl siding was damaged at the home of former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager and an incendiary device was found at the scene, authorities told the Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.

Slager is accused of shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back as he ran away from the officer during a traffic stop in April 2015. The shooting was caught on video by a bystander and intensified a national debate on police treatment of minorities.

The fire at Slager's Hanahan home came hours after protests over the release of Slager earlier in the day.

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[PersonNumber503602]

1. Assuming this isn't some insurance ploy, it's not cool to go after the guy's family

[Judi Lynn]

2. It could also be a "false flag" to create sympathy/support for the cop, I would guess. n/t

[larkrake]

4. if the wife has a brain, she and kids were not there

[graegoyle]

3. Until solid evidence comes out to the contrary...

I am going to assume it is a sympathy ploy by the cop or supporters because I am so very sick of cops getting away with so much bad behavior. (I purposefully did not use "criminal" nor "illegal" to describe their behavior.)