Did you guys hear about another white police officer who shot a black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Here is the link if you want to read about it. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/14ce6ee113ff47f894fb1e7e3fcb3892/tulsa-police-officer-charged-mans-death
Basically what happened was Officer Betty Shelby was responding to a call about domestic abuse and on her way there she sees a man walking in the road. Normally she would have stopped to see what he was doing but she kept driving until she saw his car parked in the middle of the road. She got out and tried talking to him. He wasn't really responding to her questions and she began to think he was "on something." The guy supposedly started reaching in his pockets and the Officer told him not to. He then reached into the vehicle and the cop shot him. The mans name is Terence Crutcher who was struck by a single bullet and it killed him. The Officer thought he was reaching for a weapon but it turns out he didnt have one. She was charged with first-degree manslaughter but apparently only faces up to 4 years in prison. Thats it? just 4 years for killing an unarmed guy for no reason. If you see a picture of the guy, he's a pretty big guy. If you imagine him with his back turned to you reaching into a car. You have plenty of time to sit there and see what he's doing or at least tazer him. A big guy like that doesnt just snap instantly and turn around. Did the cop think he was like a wild wild west duelist or something? Anyways, I just think its ridiculous that cops think its ok to kill people like that. And to be punished so lightly for it too.. IDK, what do you think about it?
It's looking pretty bad. I appreciate that you took time to ask us to think about this sad event.
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