Celebrities React to Walter Scott Shooting Caught on Video
After a white police officer was charged with murder for shooting a seemingly unarmed black man in the back as he ran away, stars immediately took to Twitter to react.
A video of the shooting surfaced online where you can see officer Michael T. Slager firing eight times at Walter Scott in a grassy lot in North Charleston, S.C.
According to the New York Times, Slager claimed he feared for his life because Scott had taken his stun gun during a traffic stop.
Everyone from The 100‘s Isaiah Washington and Raising Hope‘s Martha Plimpton, to Sleepy Hollow‘s Orlando Jones and Parenthood‘s Erika Christensen tweeted about it.
See some of their reactions here:
Okay, watching the #WalterScott video was horrible, but I think the brave person who captured the murder is a Hero and a Godsend #Truthdom
— Isaiah Washington (@IWashington) April 8, 2015
When it comes, the conviction for the murder of #WalterScott will be one step in the right direction.
— Erika Christensen (@ERIKAjaneC) April 8, 2015
Click inside to read more celebrity reactions to the Walter Scott shooting…
R.I.P. Walter Scott.
— Joshua Malina (@JoshMalina) April 7, 2015
Once again….. #WalterScott �’”
— Michelle Williams (@RealMichelleW) April 8, 2015
You look at the #WalterScott video & think it shows something other than the wrongful murder of a fleeing man? What is wrong with your eyes?
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) April 8, 2015
This brought tears to my eyes. #WalterScott reminds me of my uncle, family. Can only imagine the pain his fam feels: http://t.co/ycqujXjDnn
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 7, 2015
#WalterScott. Please God, help people find their way to humanity.
— Anika Noni Rose (@AnikaNoniRose) April 8, 2015
Just saw the #WalterScott video…
— Yusuf Gatewood (@YusufGatewood) April 8, 2015
SC Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man’s Death http://t.co/Yc3LgytoaQ / Bless the family of Walter Scott, & bless his memory.
— Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) April 8, 2015
As a former resident of SC (where my parents still reside) I will do everything in my power to make sure #WalterScott's family gets justice
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) April 8, 2015
At this point, the Slager murder seems like a message, a mafia thing, like it's meant to shut people down or set them off. It HAS TO END
— Joss Whedon (@josswhedon) April 8, 2015