{"id":913,"date":"2026-06-03T16:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=913"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:38:22","slug":"sc-nation-reacts-online-following-rick-chows-not-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=913","title":{"rendered":"SC, nation reacts online following Rick Chow\u2019s not guilty verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Following news that Rick Chow was acquitted of murdering 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack Belton, people all around South Carolina and the nation took to social media in reaction to the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=912\">Pregnant whale washes up on Grand Strand beach. What happened to it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two striking narratives were presented during Chow\u2019s murder trial. One, offered by the prosecution, said Carmack-Belton was wrongfully gunned down after being chased 130 yards from a Shell gas station because Chow falsely believed the boy had stolen water from the store.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The other, according to the defense, said despite the chase and false belief of theft, Chow was defending his son, Andy, when he fired a fatal shot into the 14-year-old\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the legality of the case, which set Chow free, reactions to the verdict online appeared to center entirely around the morality of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=910\">Former SC U.S. attorney McCoy tapped for ambassadorship in Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<section> @donnie.on.timeout What y\u2019all meannot guilty #blacktiktok #southcarolina #columbia \u266c original sound &#8211; Donnie on timeout <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>One creator, while sympathetic to Carmack-Belton\u2019s death, suggested that parents do a better job in ensuring their children aren\u2019t walking around carrying a gun.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<section> @theessenceofit7 i\u2019m not shocked just disappointed\u2026\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d #cyruscarmackbelton #rickchow #southcarolina \u266c original sound &#8211; IG &amp; YT: theessenceofit7 <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some people questioned why defense attorney Shaun Kent would choose to represent Chow, knowing Chow had shot and killed a Black boy. In a video posted on Facebook, Kent explained his position.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=909\">Search for missing South Carolina woman who hasn\u2019t been seen for months<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F981934408141604%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"267\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<section> @secretservicesam <\/p>\n<p>Rick Chow found not guilty in murder of Cyrus Carmack Belton<\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound &#8211; secretservicesam <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People all around South Carolina and the nation took to social media after news broke that Rick Chow was absolved in the shooting death of Cyrus Carmack-Belton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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