OK - Terence Crutcher, 40, fatally shot by Tulsa PD officer, 16 Sept 2016

[bluesneakers]

Is she getting ready to ask for a check?

 

[bluesneakers]

KC police trying to determine if officer violated department’s social media policy

A Kansas City police officer is facing public scrutiny after a social media post claimed the shooting death of an unarmed man by a police officer in Tulsa was a “good shoot.”

According to a screenshot posted on Facebook by the Ida B. Wells Coalition Against Racism and Police Brutality in Kansas City, Donald Ebert wrote on Wednesday: “Should have dropped the entitlement card and listened the first time. Good shoot.”

The department has a social media policy in place and investigators are trying to determine if Ebert violated the policy.

“We are aware of the postings and are currently investigating for potential officer misconduct,” Kansas City Police Capt. Stacey Graves wrote in an email.

 

[ZooSleuth]

If any of what her attorney says in that article is true, she has no business being a police officer or carrying a gun, imo. We can't have people like that running around ordering others around. Good grief!!!

"Scott Wood, who represents Shelby, said she experienced “auditory exclusion.” Wood described it as a phenomenon officers often experience in critical incidents that results in a temporary loss of hearing.

Because of that, Wood said, Shelby didn’t hear other officers arrive with their cars’ sirens activated or approach her. Nor did she hear Officer
Tyler Turnbough tell her that he had his Taser ready because she was “totally focused” on Crutcher, he said.

“She doesn’t have any recollection of that at all,” Wood said.​

What on earth makes the attorney think that throwing out a totally new and preposterous excuse after she gets charged with manslaughter is going to make her any better? I agree her attorney is talking too much. Saying nothing would have been way better than saying this.

 

[HoneyWest]

KC police trying to determine if officer violated department’s social media policy

Yes, of course. I don't understand why people don't realize or won't acknowledge that there are cops like this everywhere.

Also - Betty Shelby's online fund raising account is run by the president of the FOP and most of the contributors in the first day were fellow cops. If that weren't enough, several of them are scheduled to be witnesses at her trial. Is that just OKIEDOKIE with everyone?? Is that just super duper fine everything is just A-OK?

Today the police blocked off downtown so more protests and marches could take place in Tulsa. I checked it out and there was a group that came up here all the way from Dallas! They were all black and they all wore all matching t-shirts. Oh dear Lord they were all males and were probably all on pot or PCP. I clutched my pearls until 4:00 when it was over and everyone went home.

Mr. Crutcher's funeral is held this evening and it's expected to have quite the large turnout.

 

[Jax49]

Hundreds of people converged on Antioch Baptist Church Saturday to pay their final respects to Terence Crutcher.

A common thought from people from funeral attendees was that they praised the City of Tulsa's peaceful response, and although today's funeral marks the end of one chapter, they say the push for change should keep going.

http://www.newson6.com/story/33183791/hundreds-attend-funeral-of-terence-crutcher

 

[Jax49]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/tulsa-terence-crutcher-funeral-shot-by-police.html

TULSA, Okla. — Terence T. Crutcher was new to the Dream Team.
The members were a group of older students at Tulsa Community College who served as mentors to younger black men with troubled pasts. Delores Taylor told Mr. Crutcher he was the perfect candidate: He had turned 40 in August, and he was turning his life around after struggling with drugs by taking classes at the community college and pursuing a music career. He was nearly six feet tall and weighed 244 pounds — some called him “Big Crutch” — but often carried his size to quiet comedic effect.

RIP

 

[TexasT]

Parolled drug trafficker served 9 years already back using PCP . Parolle board bombed that one .

 

[Kimberlyd125]

Parolled drug trafficker served 9 years already back using PCP . Parolle board bombed that one .

So he was still on parole for drug trafficking and had PCP in his vehicle?

 

[HoneyWest]

Parolled drug trafficker served 9 years already back using PCP . Parolle board bombed that one .

Yes, this has been common knowledge for awhile now. The officer has been charged with 1st degree manslaughter and Tulsa has remained peaceful. What is your point?

 

[animlzrule]

Yes, this has been common knowledge for awhile now. The officer has been charged with 1st degree manslaughter and Tulsa has remained peaceful. What is your point?

Not to mention that are we really going to trust the police at this point when they say they found pcp in his car? Really? If the police had no bias and came upon him in the road and had treated him like a motorist with a disabled vehicle, none of this would have happened, and whether or not he had drugs in his car would not have been known, as it's completely irrelevant. So we just expect the police to kill with impunity now? That's our standard?

 

[HoneyWest]

Not to mention that are we really going to trust the police at this point when they say they found pcp in his car? Really? If the police had no bias and came upon him in the road and had treated him like a motorist with a disabled vehicle, none of this would have happened, and whether or not he had drugs in his car would not have been known, as it's completely irrelevant. So we just expect the police to kill with impunity now? That's our standard?

Yeah, no. This case has kind of settled down here in Tulsa. Our Chief of police, Mayor, community leaders, all just handled this better, IMO than how Charlotte officials handled the killing of Mr. Scott. Mr. Crutcher's family never denied that PCP was found in the car, but the Chief didn't immediately announce it to the media, either.

I said in another post it doesn't matter if he had a kilo of cocaine in his car. Totally irrelevant. If the cops were looking for a car with a kilo of cocaine, no way they would have killed him. He would have been too valuable.

If you read the affidavit, the Tulsa DA declared that officer Betty Shelby was escalating the situation and becoming too emotionally involved to the point where she was overreacting. She stated herself that she was in fear of her life, even though she had a loaded weapon, along with three other cops surrounding her and her husband in a helicopter above her. She is being held accountable for blowing this man away because she overreacted.

I think anyone who is comfortable with watching video after video of black men (or anyone, really) being killed by cops in these bizarre situations when it can be avoided should seriously examine why they are comfortable with this, and why they think it is justified.

 

[ZooSleuth]

Parolled drug trafficker served 9 years already back using PCP . Parolle board bombed that one .

I would have to agree with you that the parole board made a mistake, if they kept him in prison they would have saved him from being killed by a police officer.

 

[TexasT]

Not to mention that are we really going to trust the police at this point when they say they found pcp in his car? Really? If the police had no bias and came upon him in the road and had treated him like a motorist with a disabled vehicle, none of this would have happened, and whether or not he had drugs in his car would not have been known, as it's completely irrelevant. So we just expect the police to kill with impunity now? That's our standard?

Well it was CITIZENS calling in saying he was high , and he Parked his car in the road bc he was tripping he wasn't a " disabled motorist "
And that's why he did not stop like a normal person so he would not get sent back to the pen for discovery of his dope .

If he stayed CLEAN right after being paroled none of this would have happened . But keep defending drug dealers

 

[TexasT]

So he was still on parole for drug trafficking and had PCP in his vehicle?

Correct so he would violate parole and get sent back to the pen , explains why he did not just cooperate like you or I would .

 

[HoneyWest]

Well it was CITIZENS calling in saying he was high , and he Parked his car in the road bc he was tripping he wasn't a " disabled motorist "
And that's why he did not stop like a normal person so he would not get sent back to the pen for discovery of his dope .

If he stayed CLEAN right after being paroled none of this would have happened . But keep defending drug dealers

Two people called 911 because of a car in the road. One woman mentioned casually during the 911 called that the man was acting a little strange, like she thought he might be smoking something (as she and the 911 operator laughed). The other woman called only to report the car in the road. Neither caller identified themselves and were only concerned with TRAFFIC, not drugs.

How do you know his car wasn't acting up? Link please. I'll wait.

 

[bluesneakers]

Two people called 911 because of a car in the road. One woman mentioned casually during the 911 called that the man was acting a little strange, like she thought he might be smoking something (as she and the 911 operator laughed). The other woman called only to report the car in the road. Neither caller identified themselves and were only concerned with TRAFFIC, not drugs.

How do you know his car wasn't acting up? Link please. I'll wait.

Thank you for that. The reports of the 911 calls have been all over the place - at first it sounded like five or six people had called in about a reckless or drunk driver.

Have you heard anything about why the car was stopped?

 

[HoneyWest]

Thank you for that. The reports of the 911 calls have been all over the place - at first it sounded like five or six people had called in about a reckless or drunk driver.

Have you heard anything about why the car was stopped?

As far as why the car was stopped, the only thing that's been reported is that it was parked, still running in the middle of the road and Mr. Crutcher was off to the side of the road. "Stalled car" has been reported consistently and his sister has stated in the Tulsa World that he had been having car trouble, so I can only assume he was having some car trouble. He had shown up to Tulsa Community College for his Music Appreciation class, but class had been cancelled that day. He had not been around anyone else until this stalled car incident. A couple of women had called 911 (I listened to the calls, they were released right away). Then, well, you know how it ends.

 

[DatelineFan]

Yes, this has been common knowledge for awhile now. The officer has been charged with 1st degree manslaughter and Tulsa has remained peaceful. What is your point?

Hopefully the point is NOT to blame him for being shot.

 

[NewMama]

Well it was CITIZENS calling in saying he was high , and he Parked his car in the road bc he was tripping he wasn't a " disabled motorist "
And that's why he did not stop like a normal person so he would not get sent back to the pen for discovery of his dope .

If he stayed CLEAN right after being paroled none of this would have happened . But keep defending drug dealers

If Betty had chosen a profession more suited to her emotional volatility none of this would have happened.



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[DatelineFan]

I would have to agree with you that the parole board made a mistake, if they kept him in prison they would have saved him from being killed by a police officer.

Seriously? Wow.