RantCrush Top 5: December 1, 2016

The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott sparked protests across the country this fall, but yesterday it was announced that the officer involved would face no charges. A county district attorney said that the officer acted “lawfully” when shooting Scott, since all the evidence at the moment pointed to him having a gun.

In September, officers pulled into a parking lot looking for a man with an outstanding warrant, but came across Scott in his car. According to the officers, he had a gun so they asked him to step out. After ignoring their orders to drop the gun, an officer shot him, and he died.

If you’re black in America there is no such thing as open carry laws. #KeithLamontScott

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) November 30, 2016

But witnesses and family members have said that Scott wasn’t armed, and the following protests were even more heated after it was revealed that he had a brain injury caused by a motorcycle accident. The decision sparked renewed protests in Charlotte on Wednesday night–four people were arrested.

3 protesters arrested in wake of decision not to charge officer in death of Keith Lamont Scott, Charlotte police say https://t.co/B296gDdIfZ pic.twitter.com/XdOf8ExvnW

— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2016

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.