Young, Old, Black and white.

Officer, Michael Slager, 33, said he had feared for his life because ......... a scuffle after a traffic stop. A video shows the officer firing eight times as the man, Walter L. Scott, 50, fled. At that point, the officer was not in fear of his life from the victim.

Officer Slager stopped the driver of a Mercedes-Benz with a broken taillight. Mr. Scott ran away, and the officer chased him into a grassy lot that abuts a muffler shop. He fired his Taser, an electronic stun gun, but it did not stop Mr. Scott, according to police reports.

Moments after the struggle, Officer Slager reported on his radio: “Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser,” according to police reports.

The officer then runs back toward where the initial scuffle occurred and picks something up off the ground. Moments later, he drops an object near Mr. Scott’s body.

No Narcotics no dead body in the car. A young officer killed an older man. Something is wrong here. Too much taxes used to pay police force to ensure no car with a broken taillight?

We don't need more training of police officers. We need a change of policies of using force arresting someone for minor fractions.

Just a thought.