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

NY Daily News ^

[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.

[Paladin2]

Pay to play...

[DoughtyOne]

An accidental shooting isn’t murder. It’s an accidental shooting that resulted in a fatality.

The officer clearly states he didn’t intend to shoot the guy.

This is bad enough without the anti-police theatrics.

[Paladin2]

They need to commonalize on phasers.

[kiryandil]

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

So, if someone shouts "Fuzzy Kitten, Fuzzy Kitten!" before pulling the trigger on a LAW rocket aimed at a police officer, it's ALL GOOD?

"Gosh, I thought I reached into my Go Bag for the Fuzzy Kitten!"

[DoughtyOne]

Exactly. I fully agree.

[Paladin2]

Give the cops double zero numbers. This guy is 0073.

[Paladin2]

I’d be down with “Cute Puppy”....

[luvbach1]

“dropping his gun from the recoil” From a nine mil?

He thought he was firing a taser.

[faithhopecharity]

An “officer” who can’t tell his d*ck from his nightstick...
really should be retired!

[DoughtyOne]

Now that’s funny.

Well, they do have a license to kill, but this doesn’t sound like an instance where he should have used his license.

0073, good one...

One wonders if age related confusion entered into it. The guy may be a rather spry fellow and fully capable. He sure blew it here.

[kiryandil]

Sad that he was shot accidentally, BUT, he should NOT have run from the police. When will people learn?

You're right! The Founding Fathers, who spent most of their lives running from the authorities, ABSOLUTELY didn't want their descendants to run from the police.

I'm sure they would have condoned these executions WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

I think one of them said: "We must all not run together, or assuredly we shall all be shot in the back separately."

Or something like that...

[Paladin2]

We didnt have tasers when I wuz a kid, 2 six-shooters on a gun belt? Absolutely.

[rolling_stone]

we used to say doctors bury their mistakes, looks like they have competition...

[rabidralph]

Yeah those body cams explain the whole situation in CQB.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, and if it’s by your service firearm, it could be a danger like in this instance.

Just think how bad you would feel if you meant to taser Gabby Hays and shot him dead.

[ansel12]

If a man is so emotionally weak that he can’t handle chasing someone without losing total control of himself and he totally forgets what his job is and that he is at work, then he should never have been a cop.

That was a very lame excuse, chasing people is just a routine part of being a cop and always has been.

[batterycommander]

Prolly had Altzheimers, Departmental negligence. The Taxpayers get screwed again

[tet68]

Too bad Laz, I was going to come forward and admit to
loading all those chems, it’s why I got cancer.

[FoxInSocks]

The officer clearly states he didn’t intend to shoot the guy.

We haven't heard from the other side yet. The guy he shot stated that -- oh, wait, he's dead.

[Paladin2]

If Tonto got it, ones career would have hit the wall.