S.C. cop in trouble for shooting unarmed man: ‘Sir, why was I shot?’​

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0925/S.C.-cop-in-trouble-for-shooting-unarmed-man-Sir-why-was-I-shot-video

Video shows a South Carolina trooper shooting an unarmed motorist, as he reaches into his car to retrieve a driver’s license. The kinds of police shootings historically seen in big cities also seem to be happening more in small town America.

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City of Charlotte settles lawsuit over police shooting for $115,000

City of Charlotte settles lawsuit over police shooting for $115,000

“For the second time this year, the city of Charlotte has settled a lawsuit arising from a police shooting — this one involving a 15-year-old who was wounded in 2010 as he came to the aid of his injured mother.”