Police Report of Walter Scott Shooting Appears to Be Falsified

A disturbing discrepancy has been noted in accounts of a fatal encounter between South Carolina police and a black man shot multiple times in the back while fleeing.

All staff on the scene following the murder of #WalterScott apparently lied in their police reports. #teamwork pic.twitter.com/WFDZBzfk6N

— U.S. Dept. of Fear (@FearDept) April 8, 2015

The excerpt comes from the New York Times report on the shooting of Walter Scott. The video referenced can be seen below.

https://youtu.be/QEzYcrq3A38

The rights-violating nature of many Black Lives Matter protests have obscured legitimate issues plaguing law enforcement. The apparent misrepresentation of relevant facts in the official report of this shooting raises questions. How often does such misrepresentation happen? How would we know? And what can be done about it?