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Title: Video Released Showing Police Kill Innocent Unarmed Father With His Hands Up
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/br ... ll-pastor/#ClKIk8g2VO15EQAr.99
Published: Sep 19, 2016
Author: Claire Bernish
Post Date: 2016-09-21 10:38:31 by Deckard
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Views: 3607
Comments: 26
Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher Friday night when he experienced car trouble after leaving night classes at Tulsa Community College — and now, dash cam video of the shooting shows the man’s arms were in the air when Shelby took his life. “His hands were in the air from all views,” pastor Rodney Goss of the Morning Star Baptist Church, who viewed footage from both dash cams and a police helicopter prior to the public release, told the Tulsa World. “It was not apparent from any angle at any point he lunged, came toward, aggressively attacked, or made any sudden movements that would have been considered a threat or life-threatening toward the officer.” Police had thus far claimed Crutcher — whose SUV broke down in the middle of the road — approached the officers aggressively while refusing to obey commands to raise his arms, an action the helicopter pilot notes would perhaps be worthy of deploying the Taser. “He’s got his hands up for her now,” the pilot says of Crutcher, adding a moment later the man appears uncooperative and may need to be tased. Officer Tyler Turnbough then deployed his Taser against Crutcher, but Shelby fired before the electric jolt could even knock him to the ground. Video from one patrol car’s dash can and that as seen from a police helicopter circling above clearly shows Crutcher not acting aggressively as the cops surround and then murder him. “It wasn’t a matter of minutes, it was a matter of moments,” Goss noted. “As quick as the officer released the Taser from his hand, Terence was falling to the ground having already been shot.” Worse, he explained, the officers seemed not to treat their victim with any concern, and made no moves to provide first aid after the tasing and shooting. “After having been shot, a couple minutes it appears, but it seemed like a lifetime, went by before anyone actually checked with him as far as pulse — as far as whatever the case may be,” Goss said. Police on scene indeed appear infinitely more concerned with the panicked Shelby than they do with the man they just shot for no apparent reason, and footage bears out Goss’ statement it takes minutes for officers even to approach the dying man. As Crutcher lies mortally wounded on the ground, officers back away like frightened children, supporting Shelby by the arms. As the helicopter circles overhead, audio of the pilot shows he is quite startled by the inexplicable shooting. Goss explained to the World that Crutcher moved slowly and deliberately throughout his brief interaction with the police. But the cops’ predilection to employ force might have been a forgone conclusion, as he said, one officer is overheard in audio inexplicably describing Crutcher — the father of four, who was taking a night class in music appreciation — as “one bad dude.” As Goss plainly summarized, “There was a perception problem before there was ever a shooting.” Although authorities had refused to say whether or not a weapon was recovered at the scene, Crutcher’s twin sister, Tiffany insists her brother would not have been armed. “One fact I do know is that my brother was unarmed,” she asserted in a news conference Saturday. “I’m just devastated.” In a press conference prior to the release of the video he called “very disturbing” and “hard to watch,” Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan finally confirmed, “I’m going to tell you right now, right now, there was no gun on the suspect or in the suspect’s vehicle.” Crutcher’s family, their attorneys, local pastors, and several activists were permitted to view the footage before police released it to the public. “We wanted them to see it before it was released so they wouldn’t be blindsided by it,” Tulsa Police Sgt. Shane Tuell confirmed, according to ABC News. “We wanted to be able to have that intimate time with them, with their attorney, to see if they had any questions or concerns. “With something of this magnitude, we’re trying an approach that we believe is necessary to further that transparency.” Shelby, on the force since 2011, and Turnbough, an officer since 2009 — who were named by police on Sunday — encountered Crutcher’s stalled SUV as they were responding to another call. Both have been given the paid vacation, otherwise known as administrative leave, customarily ‘rewarded’ after the use of fatal force. “We have to let justice take its course,” Goss said prior to the announcement the Department of Justice would conduct an investigation into the fatal shooting. Activists gathered outside the Tulsa County Courthouse to protest the killing of Crutcher and the ballooning epidemic of police violence, while community leaders urged the public to remain calm upon release of footage. “Protests are not a problem,” Chief Jordan told the press. “I grew up in the 60s and it’s a very valid way of people to protect their rights.” Whether calm and justice will ultimately prevail hinges on whether or not Shelby receives proportionate punishment for taking the life of a wholly and utterly innocent man whose only crime — apparently a capital offense — was having car trouble at an inopportune moment. This is what complying with police in America looks like.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
And once again we only hear one biased side of the story. The police cannot say shit because of an "ongoing investigation". By the time the truth is known, people riot, loot and burn, blaming police brutality.
Sure thing boot-licker. In a press conference prior to the release of the video he called “very disturbing” and “hard to watch,” Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan finally confirmed, “I’m going to tell you right now, right now, there was no gun on the suspect or in the suspect’s vehicle.” The female cop really screwed up and it cost a man his life.
What the hell was this cop thinking? This is maybe the worst of the lot of police shooting videos I have seen.
Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
Not if he was reaching for something.
Why would they have him go back to his vehicle where he could reach into it? Police usually have the guy stay by the trunk.
Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
I don't think they did. I think he went back to his trunk (in the "Hands up, don't shoot" position) despite the officers telling him to stop.
Are you blind?
Blinded by his pathological fetish for authority. Did you really expect whitey to find any fault with the cop's actions? I saw him going back to his truck with his hands in the air. Didn't you?
I will add this. I find it very odd that his broke down vehicle is in the middle of the highway; actually mostly in the opposite lane. Very weird. However, not a death sentence. Edit: I'm sure there is a reason for this, but the driver won't be telling us since he's dead. Yeah, that female really screwed the pooch.
Unfortunately, this case has all the earmarks of an event open to a variety of interpretations - much like the Trayvon Martin case - and which will likely lead to violently opposed conclusions by various parties we're all too familiar with. Crutcher was not a rational actor. He may well have been high. His van was parked well across the middle of the road with the engine idling. A 911 caller said that he appeared to be smoking something. If you or I had a gun trained on us by a cop, we'd damn well do exactly as the officer said to do. We wouldn't amble around aimlessly while being told to halt and instead head for the vehicle. Something was wrong with this guy. Then there is the window Crutcher was said to have reached through. That's a key point. There is a driver's side window which is clearly closed and is splashed with Crutscher's blood. There is however a left passenger window which is open. Even though there's video, exactly what happened here is unclear. This is going to go to intent. Crutcher had a bad history. We're again going to be treated to the twin narratives: the upstanding community college student vs. the bad boy dope fiend. One story will be presented to the court. The other not so much. A 2012 probable cause affidavit in a misdemeanor case against Crutcher states that his father arrived at the scene in north Tulsa where Terence Crutcher was being arrested on public intoxication and obstruction complaints and told officers his son had “an ongoing problem” with PCP. An officer used a Taser on Crutcher twice during that arrest while he was face down on the ground, based on the officer’s claim that Crutcher did not comply with at least three orders to show his hands. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections told the World on Tuesday that Crutcher had been incarcerated on a drug-related conviction for nearly four years and was released on parole in 2011. His supervision ended in May of this year. Court records indicate that a judge issued a bench warrant for Crutcher’s arrest Sept. 1 for failure to pay fines related to his cases. Crutcher’s attorneys say his history is not relevant, and the Tulsa Police Department has acknowledged that officers weren’t aware of his background during the encounter. www.tulsaworld.com/news/l...ound-in-vehicle-occupied- by-terence-crutcher/article_d965a1f2-072b-57bf-a682- 6b1cfb22b246.html In short, here's the recipe for another damned ugly nationwide grandstanding spectacle. I'm gonna unplug the TV for the duration.
Smart move. I'll do the same since I gave my opinion already. If I post on this topic again you have permission to [fill in the blank].
Let's go to Switzerland and demand asylum from a country slowly going mad.
Dude was trippin' on pcp. That's why he stopped in the middle of the highway and was running around. Blacks don't seem to be bright enough to catch on to the concept that certain actions will trigger a cop and that it's probably not a good idea to approach cops with gun in hand or get crazy in public while you trip.
Other than showing his contempt for authority, resisting arrest and drug use. I did read somewhere that they found PCP in his car.
Watchu wanna bet all that gets excluded when this goes before a judge & jury? You know how the cookie crumbles when the facts get ground up in our legal machinery.
No bet. It simply goes to show why he acted the way he did.
It seems that this shooting also will come down as "good police work". The guy did drop his hands, until he got back to the truck. I saw a better video, the guy was not doing right and most likely was on the way to committing an assault on the cops.
Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
I meant to say his hands were raised, but he dropped them when at the truck. The video from the chopper shows this quite well.
Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
Not if he was reaching for something. How could he be reaching for something when the vehicle window was rolled up? He could have been reaching for his pocket or waistband. His hand came down and he was reaching for something, and the cops were a lot closer than you and I.
For what? the sky? ***If we really want to be great again, go ask Uncle Sam to get back on our side of the border, get out of our wallets, get out of our papers and property, get out of our bodies, and get out of our way.*** “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
"We appreciate the DA reviewing evidence and concluding first-degree manslaughter was the appropriate charge," attorney Benjamin Crump said during a news conference on Thursday afternoon. But Crump and attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons said the case must now be thoroughly and vigorously prosecuted. [Snip] www.tulsaworld.com/news/l...00-8325-6a416823f2d8.html You see this news, whitey?
Should be 1st degree premeditated, paid vacation planning, murder. Now she's free to campaign full time for a Che Trump police state. Yep. I read that the grand jury came down with a charge of first-degree manslaughter. Oh, wait. This didn't go to a grand jury. That would take too long and they might refuse to indict. So the prosecutor, after carefully reviewing all the evidence and after weeks of deliberation, decided to charge the officer. Oh, wait. No. It was only a couple of days after the shooting. Less than one week. Like Mike Nifong and Marilyn Mosby before him, this prosecutor will hopefully suffer the same fate.
#2. To: misterwhite (#1)
And once again we only hear one biased side of the story. The police cannot say shit because of an "ongoing investigation".
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#3. To: Deckard (#2)
#4. To: Deckard (#2)
#5. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
"The female cop really screwed up and it cost a man his life."
#6. To: misterwhite (#5)
#7. To: jeremiad (#6)
"Why would they have him go back to his vehicle where he could reach into it? Police usually have the guy stay by the trunk."
#8. To: misterwhite (#7)
#9. To: Fred Mertz (#8)
Are you blind?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#8)
"Are you blind?"
#11. To: Deckard (#9)
(Edited)
#12. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
As previously reported, Crutcher has a criminal record that includes more than a dozen encounters with law enforcement. In at least four cases, officers employed use of force, including a Taser in 2012, according to records.
#13. To: randge (#12)
In short, here's the recipe for another damned ugly nationwide grandstanding spectacle. I'm gonna unplug the TV for the duration.
#14. To: Fred Mertz (#13)
#15. To: Deckard (#0)
#16. To: randge (#12)
"Crutcher’s attorneys say his history is not relevant",
#17. To: misterwhite (#16)
#18. To: randge (#17)
"Watchu wanna bet all that gets excluded when this goes before a judge & jury?"
#19. To: misterwhite (#7)
#20. To: All (#19)
#21. To: misterwhite, Fred Mertz (#5)
(Edited)
"The female cop really screwed up and it cost a man his life."
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#22. To: Deckard (#21)
"How could he be reaching for something when the vehicle window was rolled up?"
#23. To: misterwhite (#5)
Not if he was reaching for something.
#24. To: misterwhite, Deckard, randge, hondo68 (#22)
Attorneys for the family of Terence Crutcher thanked the Tulsa Police Department and the Dstrict Attorney's Office on Thursday following a manslaughter charge filed against Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby.
#25. To: Fred Mertz (#24)
manslaughter charge filed against Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby
Castle(C), Stein(G), Johnson(L)
#26. To: Fred Mertz (#24)
"You see this news, whitey?"
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