Victimology Case Study
Walter Lamar Scott, a forklift operator, and former US coastguard were shot down on April 04, 2015, in an alleged self-defense attempt by a North Charleston Police Officer, Michael Thomas Slager. The officer was arrested three days after the shooting on murder charges which he denied. Lamar was stopped for driving a vehicle with out-of-order brake light. Slager argued that he was left with no option as Scott snatched his