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WATCH: Police release graphic video of Tulsa man as he was killed by cop who thought...
NY Daily News ^

Posted on 04/11/2015 8:39:10 PM PDT by TigerClaws

An Oklahoma man's last few moments alive after he was accidentally shot last week by a deputy who meant to stun him with a Taser is seen in disturbing video released by police Friday.

"He shot me! He shot me, man. Oh, my god. I'm losing my breath," Eric Harris says as he struggles on the ground with police on top of him.

"F--- your breath," an officer can be heard saying. "Shut the f--- up!"

Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 73, shouted "Taser! Taser!" before pulling the trigger on his gun, firing one round into Harris.

"I shot him!" the shocked former policeman says, dropping his gun from the recoil. "I'm sorry."

In the video, provided to the New York Daily News, a body-cam captures an officer in a foot pursuit of Harris who is subsequently tackled in the street.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; oklahoma; robertbates; taser
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To: Bob434

Got it. :)


181 posted on 04/13/2015 6:59:22 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. MLK)
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To: Shimmer1
You were wrong.

You clearly implied I only cared about the cop in this case. I never said or suggested that.

Then you attempted to mock what you imagined my position was here.

No I did not. I objected to your name calling

Yes you did. Shall I post the entire exchange again? Just let me know and I will post it over and over if need be.

You make these baseless reckless snide comments and now you claim to be some kind of victim of name calling?

182 posted on 04/13/2015 9:40:03 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Enough already.


183 posted on 04/13/2015 10:45:32 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Shimmer1

Yup.


184 posted on 04/13/2015 12:18:12 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TigerClaws

This police officer and this department needs to made an example of.

You pull a trigger you had better be 100 percent correct or you should go into the pen and never come back. Period. Cop or crook or anyone else.

People with badges and the authority of the State behind them do NOT deserve the benefit of the doubt.


185 posted on 04/13/2015 1:55:15 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: Bob434
If it bleeds it leads....

Unless it's black on white crime/killing....or crimes/killing of the police.

186 posted on 04/13/2015 2:00:06 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: TigerClaws
Murder isn't the same as an accident.......

IF..that is what happened.

187 posted on 04/13/2015 2:02:42 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Bob434

Agreed...

Thank Bob434.


188 posted on 04/13/2015 2:49:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (The question, Jeb Bush? The answer: NO! Rove, is a devious propagandist & enemy of Conservatives!)
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To: SandwicheGuy

Sorry, your comment about one good cop in twenty years makes it impossible for me to take you serious.

You have no idea how many calls officers have, where nothing happens except a tense situation is made better.

You idea of community policing is nutty. What do you think police departments are?

The police chief answers to another leader in the community, and ultimately a person runs for office. They answer to the public.

Once again, if you open this up to communities, you have a power grab. One person in the community has power and everyone else answers to him. Since his group has the power, he can’t be removed.

You have feuds, running battles, essentially anarchy from day to day.


189 posted on 04/13/2015 2:54:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (The question, Jeb Bush? The answer: NO! Rove, is a devious propagandist & enemy of Conservatives!)
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To: DoughtyOne
You idea of community policing is nutty.

Thank you for what I am sure is your considered opinion. Since you disdain to engage in discourse about this subject, but choose to vilify my opinion, let us have no more to do with this.

190 posted on 04/13/2015 4:54:18 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*ou)
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To: tumblindice

.357 revolver


191 posted on 04/13/2015 5:36:23 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (PS I live north of San Diego. Come & get me.)
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To: buffyt

Many of them have no respect for anyone except other cops.


192 posted on 04/13/2015 8:33:12 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (PS I live north of San Diego. Come & get me.)
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To: TigerClaws

You might as well say that except for going to school, those kids who were shot, wouldn’t have been shot.


193 posted on 04/14/2015 11:24:33 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. MLK)
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To: SandwicheGuy

Couldn’t agree more.


194 posted on 04/14/2015 1:42:56 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (The question, Jeb Bush? The answer: NO! Rove, is a devious propagandist & enemy of Conservatives!)
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