Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Amai vomupurisa akabatwa pavhidhiyo achipfura murume mutema asina zvombo kumusana paakanga achitiza vakatyora kunyarara kwavo. Karen Sharpe, amai vomupurisa weNorth Charleston Michael Slager, vakadzivirira mwanakomana wavo mubvunzurudzo, vachiti havagoni kudavira kuti aizoita chimwe chinhu chakafanana nezvaari kupomerwa. Akazivisawo kuti mudzimai wake, uyo ane pamuviri pemwedzi misere, akaora mwoyo. Mai Sharpe vakati havazombooni vhidhiyo yepurogiramu yokupfura kwakauraya. Ikoku sezvo iye akataurawo tsitsi dzake nokuda kwemhuri yaWalter Scott, murume uyo mwanakomana wake akapfura akafa. Dzorera pasi kuti uone vhidhiyo. Karen Sharpe (ari pamusoro) amai vemupurisa weNorth Charleston Michael Slager, vakadzivirira mwanakomana wavo mubvunzurudzo. Izvi sezvo Slager (mugshot kuruboshwe, simba pikicha kurudyi) ari kuseri kwematanda uye akadzingwa basa rake, kunyange hazvo iye achiri kupinda chibvumirano. Sharpe (ari pamusoro) akati haana kuona vhidhiyo yokupfura kana kuverenga chero mishumo yenhau kana kuona chero nhau dzekufukidzwa kwechiitiko ichi - uye haasi kuronga kuzviita. Sharpe akataurawo tsitsi kumhuri yaWalter Scott (pamusoro), achitaura kuti chiitiko ichi chakaita kuti vose vari vaviri 'vachinje nokusingaperi.' 'Handikwanisi,' Sharpe akaudza ABC News. 'Zvimwe kune vamwe vanhu, "Zvakanaka, uri kuramba", asi ndine urombo kuti handikwanisi. Ndinongoziva kuti Michael akaita sei.' Akapfuurira kutaura kuti mwanakomana wake aida kuva mukuru. 'Handigoni kumufungidzira achiita chimwe chinhu, hakusi kumugarira,' akadaro pamusoro pokupfura. 'Izvozvo hazvisi zvomunhu wake. Hazvina kudaro.' Kana ari mudzimai waSlager, iye akataura kuti pakuvamba zvikuru zuva iroro vakadzi vaviri vacho vaifanira kuenda kunorapwa pamwe chete kuti vaone kuti mwana wake akanga achiita sei. 'Aingova akasuruvara zvikuru nokuti akanga asipo uye ndinoziva kuti haasati aizoita chimwe chinhu chine chinangwa chokusakwanisa kuva nomudzimai wake mukati mokusununguka,' Sharpe akadaro pamusoro pokugadzwa kwachiremba. 'Vakangoedza zvakaoma kwazvo nokuda kwaikoku.' Iye ipapo akawedzera; 'Ane mwana muduku ari munzira, anofanirwa kuberekwa mwedzi unouya, uye vakashanda zvakaoma kwazvo nokuda kwomwana uyu.' Guta racho rakanga rambotaura kare kuti raizopfuurira kuripira utano hwaMuzvare Slager...
Amai vemupurisa weNorth Charleston Michael Slager vari kutaura sezvo mwanakomana wavo ari kuseri kwematanda nokuda kworufu rwokupfura rwaWalter Scott. Karen Sharpe akadzivirira mwanakomana wake, achiti aisagona kumufungidzira achiuraya mumwe munhu uye kuti aifarira kuva mupurisa. Akaratidzawo kuti mudzimai waSlager ane pamuviri arwadziwa zvikuru nezvakaitika sezvo ari kuzobereka mwana mwedzi unouya. Sharpe akati haana kuona vhidhiyo yokupfura kana kuverenga chero mishumo yenhau kana kuona chero nhau dzekufukidzwa kwechiitiko chacho. Akaratidzawo kunzwira tsitsi mhuri yaScott, achitaura kuti chiitiko ichi chakaita kuti vose vari vaviri 'vachinje nokusingaperi' Slager haana kubvuma mhosva yemhondi kana kutaura pachena pamusoro pekuuraya.