http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/416645\/camera-will-mean-justice-walter-scott-charles-c-w-cooke<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m pleased that the police officer involved has been arrested and swiftly indicted on precisely that charge.<\/p>\n
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No justice, no peace?<\/p>\n
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There will be justice.<\/p>\n
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There should be peace.<\/p>\n
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