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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by prepend on Saturday December 30, 2017 @04:55PM (#16037840)
Michael Slager was sentenced to 20 years for the shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed suspect on December 7th.

So it does happen that a cop (not sure if white cops get convicted less than black cops) goes to jail for shooting people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Walter_Scott

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by scaryclam on Saturday December 30, 2017 @05:52PM (#16038181)
The murder charge was dropped in exchange for a guilty plea on civil rights charges, which is what the 20 years was for. Even with an eye witness and a clear tape of the offense the officer still wasn't convicted of murder.
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