Unarmed black man fatally shot by Tulsa police
Click here for reuse options!The Tulsa Police Department released video showing that a 40-year-old black man who was killed by a white officer Friday night had his hands up in the moments before he was shot.
Dashcam video released today shows a Tulsa police officer responding to a call at 7:43 p.m. on Friday. As the squad car pulls up to the scene, a man, identified by police as Terence Crutcher, is seen walking toward a tan SUV parked in the middle of a two-lane road with his hands up as a female officer points her gun behind him. Three officers then run up to the pair. Crutcher lowers his hands and seems to reach into the vehicle, and then is seen falling to the ground.
A video from a police helicopter that arrived to the scene also shows Crutcher with his hands up in the moments before the shooting.
“That looks like a bad dude, too,” the helicopter pilot is heard saying over the intercom. That comment is not heard on the dashcam video.
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StoneyCurtisll September 19th, 2016 at 21:35
This seems all to familiar…
whatthe46 September 19th, 2016 at 22:12
and they wonder why people are not standing for a GOD DAMN flag. assholes. this is murder one. nothing less.
Suzanne McFly September 20th, 2016 at 07:08
It is a sick version of Groundhog day.
crc3 September 19th, 2016 at 23:28
From the police helicopter a voice is heard… “That looks like a bad dude, too”. Well… looks are deceiving jackass. Plus the fact that kind of assumption can kill and again did in this case. This time it’s a woman cop MURDERER. Yet again the victim had no weapon. I’m also willing to bet this cop gets off with the excuse of…”I felt my life was in danger”. I say…F*CK YOU all of you!!
Suzanne McFly September 20th, 2016 at 07:06
How close was this person in a helicopter? How could he actually see the guys face? Was he a “bad dude” because he had dark skin?
ohpaleasegivemeabreak September 20th, 2016 at 09:09
He was a very very large man, That – in republican world – apparently means “kill kill kill kill – do it fast”.
amersham1046 September 20th, 2016 at 23:54
He was driving a Dodge in a Ford county
ohpaleasegivemeabreak September 20th, 2016 at 09:07
She will – and her hubby – who was in the chopper – will back her up because “one big bad looking guy”.
This is two out and out murders this year by Tulsa cops – one was a pay to play pretend cop who pulled his GUN out of his holster at his side and then said “I thought it was my taser” which was on the top of his rich bastard fat gut. Yeah – THAT worked. But at least that criminal murderer is in prison or will be soon. He was only convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter but he flat out murdered that guy – he was being held down by other officers. And the fat old coot’s response was sort of like “Whoops”.
Kick Frenzy September 20th, 2016 at 00:21
You had one job.
Red Mann September 20th, 2016 at 00:26
Is there any research that shows how many white men a killed in the same way? I’ve heard of instances where white men have pointed guns at cops even taken a shot but they were’t shot, but it would be nice to have some verified instances.
whatthe46 September 20th, 2016 at 00:30
oh my GOD you better believe it’s true:
http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/armed-white-people-survive-cops/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVhasi95c4
and this isn’t even all!
ohpaleasegivemeabreak September 20th, 2016 at 08:54
It would be approximately 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001 %
dewired4u September 20th, 2016 at 16:57
They just started keeping track of blacks they shoot so it may be awhile before they get around to the stats on whites they didn’t shoot.
Suzanne McFly September 20th, 2016 at 07:08
Ha, I didn’t read your comment before I posted the same message, mine just doesn’t have as much “colorful” language lol.
whatthe46 September 20th, 2016 at 10:06
I love colorful. Lol
Suzanne McFly September 20th, 2016 at 20:58
Me to :)
whatthe46 September 20th, 2016 at 21:26
i learned it from you. :P
amersham1046 September 20th, 2016 at 18:43
Open carry only applies to some
The possibility of being armed justifies the use of deadly force for others
Isiah Abraham September 21st, 2016 at 20:25
This shooting brings to mind an article that I read in the New York Times. It really puts the actions of some police officers in a whole new light:
Training Officers to Shoot First, and He Will Answer Questions Later
By MATT APUZZO New York Times
From Article: ”
WASHINGTON — The shooting looked bad. But that is when the professor is at his best. A black motorist, pulled to the side of the road for a turn-signal violation, had stuffed his hand into his pocket. The white officer yelled for him to take it out. When the driver started to comply, the officer shot him dead.
The driver was unarmed.
Taking the stand at a public inquest, William J. Lewinski, the psychology professor, explained that the officer had no choice but to act.
“In simple terms,” the district attorney in Portland, Ore., asked, “if I see the gun, I’m dead?”
“In simple terms, that’s it,” Dr. Lewinski replied.
When police officers shoot people under questionable circumstances, Dr. Lewinski is often there to defend their actions. Among the most influential voices on the subject, he has testified in or consulted in nearly 200 cases over the last decade or so and has helped justify countless shootings around the country.
His conclusions are consistent: The officer acted appropriately, even when shooting an unarmed person. Even when shooting someone in the back. Even when witness testimony, forensic evidence or video footage contradicts the officer’s story.
He has appeared as an expert witness in criminal trials, civil cases and disciplinary hearings, and before grand juries, where such testimony is given in secret and goes unchallenged. In addition, his company, the Force Science Institute, has trained tens of thousands of police officers on how to think differently about police shootings that might appear excessive.
A string of deadly police encounters in Ferguson, Mo.; North Charleston, S.C.; and most recently in Cincinnati, has prompted a national reconsideration of how officers use force and provoked calls for them to slow down and defuse conflicts. But the debate has also left many police officers feeling unfairly maligned and suspicious of new policies that they say could put them at risk. Dr. Lewinski says his research clearly shows that officers often cannot wait to act.
“We’re telling officers, ‘Look for cover and then read the threat,’ ” he told a class of Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs recently. “Sorry, too damn late.”
A former Minnesota State professor, he says his testimony and training are based on hard science, but his research has been roundly criticized by experts. An editor for The American Journal of Psychology called his work “pseudoscience.” The Justice Department denounced his findings as “lacking in both foundation and reliability.” Civil rights lawyers say he is selling dangerous ideas.
“People die because of this stuff,” said John Burton, a California lawyer who specializes in police misconduct cases. “When they give these cops a pass, it just ripples through the system.”
Many policing experts are for hire, but Dr. Lewinski is unique in that he conducts his own research, trains officers and internal investigators, and testifies at trial. In the protests that have followed police shootings, demonstrators have often asked why officers are so rarely punished for shootings that seem unwarranted. Dr. Lewinski is part of the answer.
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