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Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Officer Charged with Manslaughter

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

butthurt writes:

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: 3, Interesting) by Snotnose on Monday September 26 2016, @01:34AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Monday September 26 2016, @01:34AM (#406486)

    No conviction is my bet. My understanding is a conviction is a sentence, judge can't suspend it on their own.

    Then again, I'm not a lawyer, don't live in OK, so that's 2 strikes against my understanding.

    My reading? She needs to go to prison, send a strong message to cops you can't just shoot people because reasons. My guess? She'll get off, prolly fired from the police force, but be allowed to live her life without a felony conviction following her around.

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