A horrifying video of Walter Scott, a black man who is the father of four children, being shot in the back as he flees a police officer is all over the nation’s airwaves and cable systems.  The officer who fired the shots has been charged with murder.  The New York Times reports: The officer, Michael T. Slager, 33, said he had feared for his life because the man had taken his stun gun in a scuffle after a traffic stop on Saturday. A video, however, shows the officer firing eight times as the man, Walter L. Scott, 50, fled. The North Charleston mayor announced the state charges at a news conference Tuesday evening.   Scott reportedly was stopped for a broken tail light, hardly a violent offense, but he did have a history of law enforcement trouble. Mr. Scott had been arrested about 10 times, mostly for failing to pay child support or show up for court hearings, according to The Post and Courier newspaper of Charleston. He was...(Read Full Post)