And once again we only hear one biased side of the story. The police cannot say shit because of an "ongoing investigation".

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."

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."

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?

"Are you blind?"

I saw him going back to his truck with his hands in the air. Didn't you?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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].

"Crutcher’s attorneys say his history is not relevant",

Other than showing his contempt for authority, resisting arrest and drug use. I did read somewhere that they found PCP in his car.

You know how the cookie crumbles when the facts get ground up in our legal machinery.

"Watchu wanna bet all that gets excluded when this goes before a judge & jury?"

No bet. It simply goes to show why he acted the way he did.

"The female cop really screwed up and it cost a man his life."

Not if he was reaching for something.

How could he be reaching for something when the vehicle window was rolled up?

"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.

Not if he was reaching for something.

For what? the sky?

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.

"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.

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www.tulsaworld.com/news/l...00-8325-6a416823f2d8.html

You see this news, whitey?

manslaughter charge filed against Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby

Should be 1st degree premeditated, paid vacation planning, murder.

Now she's free to campaign full time for a Che Trump police state.

"You see this news, whitey?"

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.