Police Video Not to Be Released, Which Perhaps Is a Good Thing
Video may be the only thing that will sate a public hungry for answers, but according to Charlotte's police chief it doesn't contain any definitive answers as to whether Keith Lamont Scott was holding a book or a gun.
Earlier this year Governor McCrory signed a controversial law banning police from releasing police footage except under orders from a judge, which the ACLU called "shameful."
That said, "when black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma," according to mental health researchers. PTSD is more common in African-Americans than in other ethnicities even though they are less likely to have other anxiety disorders.