Body cameras and the best way to avoid unfortunate encounters with the police - Charleston Post Courier
Quentin Williams can sum up the shooting of Walter Scott in a single, eloquent sentence:. Scott shouldn’t have run away in the middle of a traffic stop, and North Charleston Patrolman Michael Slager shouldn’t have chased him, seeing as Scott was not armed or considered dangerous. Slager had his car and his driver’s license, Williams points out, so the guy was going to turn up. And of course he shouldn’t have shot Scott. The New York attorney, one-time Lowcountry resident and former FBI agent is author of “A Survival Guide: How Not to get Killed by the Police, Part I. ”. In the guide, Williams offers some common-sense advice along with several tricks of the trade... The title, which admittedly sounds a little over-the-top, is a nod to the exact question Williams has gotten from folks many times over the years. As a former lawman, and a person who has been detained and arrested more than he’d prefer, Williams has learned a thing or two about these situations, including the most important thing:. “This is just about getting people home,” Williams says. Be polite Williams has been on both sides of the badge — sometimes at the same time. Source: www.postandcourier.com
