I'm in Tulsa and have been following this one. He was a bad dude on PCP, kept reaching into his pocket despite orders not to, and got killed.
She seems to have panicked and shot when the taser went off. So sad.
>>> I’m in Tulsa and have been following this one. He was a bad dude on PCP, kept reaching into his pocket despite orders not to, and got killed. she seems to have panicked and shot when the taser went off. So sad.
I watched the video several times... he was clearly disobeying commands all the way back to his vehicle. He had his hands up, but was moving back to his vehicle when they were already drawn on him and most likely telling him to get down. Once at his vehicle, he was clearly reaching inside of it to retrieve something.
They should have tazed him before he got to the vehicle... he would probably be alive now if they had... but it was a LOT more than his hands in pockets that did it.
This officer is going to get cleared I bet... unfortunately thats where the real problems will begin.
I’ll start out by saying I’m a cop, I wont list my credentials unless someone doubts my point of reference when I speak out. When I first saw the video I was afraid of what would happen to the Officer. Watching the video it was plain to see what occurred. Officer Shelby made a fatal error, she had her finger inside the trigger guard. When Crutcher went to enter the vehicle the Officer to her left fired a taser. Taser’s when they fire emit a “pop” then you hear the charge. Officer Shelby had a sympathetic response to the sound and moved her finger which was on the trigger of her gun, Crutcher paid for her mistake with his life and for that she will pay a heavy price. While I can’t speak for her agency, we train to only put our finger inside the trigger guard when we have decided to shoot. I’m sick in ways I can’t explain about what has occurred. Having said that, while I would risk my life to save Shelby had she called for back-up in my jurisdiction, the charge appears to me to be correct according to the facts that I’ve examined, and once more the system to this point has worked.