Will the police force ever be held accountable for their actions? This is a question that society, specifically African Americans have had for some time now. In “They Can’t Kill Us All” by Wesley Lowery this same question is asked. Lowery uses his leverage as a reporter to give insight into the sad reality of police violence. In Chapter 3, “North Charleston: Caught on Camera” Lowery explores the starling statistics of unreported killings and the brutal slaying of the late Walter Scott.
As a reporter, Lowery has been involved in the recent shootings of 2014. “After Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, several reporters and researchers at the Post decided to spend a year tracking every on-duty police shooting in the country” (Lowery 110). I believe the alarming frequency is what lead Lowery and his colleagues to track on-duty police shootings. How many people are killed by police officers and how many of them are unarmed black men? This very question is one that was posed to Lowery along with other reporters. The answer to that crucial question was one that made me both angry and heartbroken. No one
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Wesley Lowery covered one of the biggest stories of his career because of who he knew. Lowery received word regarding the slaying of Walter Scott from his public relations colleague, Ryan Julison. Mr. Scott was shot down while running away be a white police officer, Michael Slager. Officer attempted to use a stun gun and the gun malfunctioned. This incident lead to the individuals being involved in a physical altercation. Mr. Scott somehow freed himself and turned away and ran. Officer Slager decided it would be best to draw his weapon firing multiple shots into Mr. Scott. Although Mr. Scott shouldn’t have attempted to flee the scene, he didn’t deserve to shot down like an animal. I assume that Officer Slager knew he was wrong because he then proceeded to place the stun gun next to the slain Walter