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What North Charleston video reveals about policing

North Charleston police shooting
Placards littered the ground after protesters gathered outside the North Charleston City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Police officer Michael Slager, 33, who fatally shot Walter Scott, 50, in North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said.
JIM WATSON | AFP | Getty Images

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After a bystander's video was made public, an officer was charged with murder after shooting and killing a man in North Charleston, SC.

Following events in New York, Missouri and other cities around the country, this incident has added fuel to the national conversation taking place around police brutality, police accountability and potentially racist police practices.

MPR News' Kerri Miller talked to three experts about what this video changes and if it will spark more motion on body camera laws.

Conversation highlights

A caller asked about what appeared to be a sense of calm from the police after the shooting. David Thomas, associate professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, senior research fellow at the Police Foundation and CEO of Police Counseling Services, responded:

Another caller brought up the militarization of police forces and how that changes how officers treat citizens. Jeffry Martin, president of the St. Paul chapter of the NAACP, responded: