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TexasTowelie

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Thu Aug 18, 2016, 04:32 PM Aug 2016

Faith leaders, police officers join SC’s Scott, Gowdy to discuss race, policing

WEST COLUMBIA -- Two congressmen say South Carolinians must have a frank conversation about race and policing in an effort to curb incidents like the fatal shooting of an unarmed black North Charleston man by a white police officer.

To drive that discussion, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-North Charleston, and U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, invited S.C. faith and law enforcement leaders to a roundtable discussion Wednesday.

About 15 took part at Brookland Baptist Church with Scott and Gowdy. The discussion was closed to the press to encourage guests to speak openly about their experiences, Scott and Gowdy’s offices said.

In an interview with The State afterward, Scott said he and Gowdy came up with the idea while sharing meals in Washington, when the two friends hash out difficult issues.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article96201007.html

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