Charlotte Protests

• ‘We need our fathers’: Charlotte girl makes emotional plea to city councillors to end violence

  Angry Charlotte residents verbally lashed City Council members for hours on Monday complaining about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police.

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  Sep 27, 2016
  
• Charlotte protest outside Panthers game ends peacefully

  Chanting "No Justice! No Peace!" as they converged outside Bank of America Stadium, about 100 people peacefully demonstrated the fatal police shooting of a black man.

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  Sep 25, 2016
  
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• Charlotte police to release video of shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott

  A North Carolina police chief has announced he has decided to release police bodycam and dash cam video footage of Tuesday's police shooting of a black man in Charlotte.

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  Sep 24, 2016
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• Demand intensifies in Charlotte for release of Keith Lamont Scott video

  Demonstrations in Charlotte have gone from violent to peaceful, although demands to see video of the encounter remain at the forefront of discussions for those taking to the streets.

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  Sep 24, 2016
• Keith Lamont Scott: Fourth night of protests end peacefully in Charlotte

  Demonstrators carried signs, chanted and marched in a peaceful protest hours after the family of a black man shot by police released video showing the events leading up to his death.

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  Sep 24, 2016
• NC governor compares watching football replays to Keith Lamont Scott shooting videos

  North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory likened the multiple videos showing the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte to watching NFL replays on TV.

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  Sep 23, 2016
• Charlotte protest: Activist gives out free hugs to riot police, faces anger from protesters

  Ken Nwadike, creator of the Free Hugs Project, was at the frontline of riot police Wednesday night and offered an officer a hug.

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  Sep 23, 2016
• Keith Lamont Scott: Video shows part of fatal police shooting in Charlotte, N.C.

  Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot as they shout commands to drop a gun.

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  Sep 23, 2016
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• U.S. police shootings: When are police obligated to release videos and how soon?

  In this era of a 24/7 cycle of citizen journalists and live video feeds, civil rights activists are saying the refusal to release video almost immediately underscores the fractured relationship between police and the community they serve.

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  Sep 23, 2016
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• Charlotte protests: Curfew ends after largely peaceful night

  A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets early Friday.

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  Sep 23, 2016