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Police shooting videos, FBI flawed testimony, Meryl Streep's writing workshop
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Apr 20, 2015
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Police shooting videos, FBI flawed testimony, Meryl Streep's writing workshop

The ethics of paying for and airing police shooting videos, FBI experts' deeply flawed testimony, Meryl Streep's screenwriting workshop for women over 40.

Charleston's The Post and Courier and the New York Times posted video showing Officer Michael Slager, 33, firing at 50-year-old Walter Scott as he fled from the officer.
Charleston's The Post and Courier and the New York Times posted video showing Officer Michael Slager, 33, firing at 50-year-old Walter Scott as he fled from the officer.
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The ethics of paying for and airing police shooting videos, FBI experts' deeply flawed testimony, Meryl Streep's screenwriting workshop for women over 40.

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