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As communities around the nation protest decisions not to charge
officers who have injured or killed suspects, South Carolina prosecutors
have obtained indictments against three white officers for on-duty
shootings of unarmed black men in the past four months.
It might seem unusual that officers would face charges in a
law-and-order state like South Carolina. But a former prosecutor with
some high-profile cases under his belt said officials are acutely aware
that people think there is a good ol' boy network in the state and are
extra careful to give cases involving police officers the highest level
of scrutiny.
"As prosecutors, you are well aware of that stereotype and so you go
that extra mile to make sure justice is done," said state Rep. Tommy
Pope, who served 13 years as a chief prosecutor and perhaps is best
known for his prosecution of Susan Smith, who was convicted of drowning
her two sons in a lake.
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