America: Where a broken light can be the reason you are Shot to Death. (If your skin is black.)

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-broken-tail-light-can-be-death-sentence-america

So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America.
The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative of the crisis created by the growing criminalization of poverty in America and the persistent de-humanization of black people.
Poor people are targeted and aggressively policed for minor infractions such as the broken taillight on Mr Scott's car. Poor black people aredisproportionately targeted within this demographic. Once pulled over, other debts or warrants for similar misdemeanors may show up, resulting in arrest and jail time and increased spiraling of debt. Lives are ruined.