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October 31, 2016

Trials Begin for Two White Officers Who Killed Unarmed Black Men
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In the United States, jury selection begins today in two high-profile
murder trials of white police officers who killed unarmed black men. In
Ohio, former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing shot
and killed 43-year-old Sam Du Bose last year after stopping him for not
having a front license plate. In North Charleston, South Carolina,
officer Michael Slager faces a murder charge after a bystander filmed
Slager shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back as he ran away.
Topics:Police Brutality Police Black Lives Matter

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