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posted by martyb on Sunday September 25 2016, @10:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the changing-tide? dept.

The Washington Post reports that a police officer has been charged with "first-degree manslaughter" after the on-duty, fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If found guilty, she would be imprisoned for at least four years. KJRH-TV has a transcript of the district attorney's press conference.


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @01:14AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @01:14AM (#406473)

    Upon arriving, the cops should have activated the patrol car's light bar, which would have started the dashcam.
    They didn't, so there's no record of that part of the encounter.

    What has been recorded was a cop shooting someone in the back as he "assumed the position", putting his hands on his car.

    That woman sees life through a distorted lens and should never have been given a gun or a badge.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @01:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @01:57AM (#406493)

    I had a similar exchange with a friend:

    F: Yeah, but you don't know what happened because they don't have videos.
    M: But they should, the camera turns on when the lights are on.
    F: There wasn't an emergency when they got there and they didn't know what it would turn into.
    M: Uhh, if you look at the tape they do have, the cruisers are in the middle of the road. If anything they should have them on to prevent people from running into the vehicles!
    F: Yeah, but how would they know if people were coming?
    M: Ok, this is officially not a conversation worth having.

    Alright, you caught me, that last bit was only in my head, but I'm still surprised how many people seem to be of the belief the police can literally do no wrong.