JQPublic1
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Shelby knew the guy was in mental distress of some kind. She even admitted as much when she alleged smelling PCP. That allegation was verified later via post mortem examination. I'm skeptical about that too. What black person was around to observe the test?A jury has aquitted police officer, Betty Shelby, of first degree manslaghter in the cold blooded murder of Terence Crutcher.
Crutcher, a large Black man, was executed by Shelby after she and several other officers approached him as he stood in a roadway near his disabled vehicle with his hands raised. It is still unclear as to why deadly force was used on a stranded motorist not suspected of committing a crime.
Nevertheless, Crutcher is alleged to have refused to obey orders although he compiled with orders to put his hands on his head. His death sentence was carried out when he decided to walk away from the officers towards his car, a logical choice for someone wanting to retrieve identification.
One officer used a tazer but seconds later
Shelby acted to terminate Crutcher by firing her service weapon.
Subsequently, based on video evidence, a prosecutor decided that was enough evidence to indict Shelby for manslaughter. The charge ought to have been murder but prosecutorial deference to police misconduct generally always means a lesser charge if any at all.
Still, the prosecutor is to be commended for at least giving Crutcher's family their day in criminal court.
The jury consisted of 8 females and 4 men..three were African American.
Under the color of justice, the skill of a union paid defense team and the devalued life of another black man in
a hostile system made the outcome all too predictable. Somehow, what we saw for ourselves on the incriminating video
was revised in a courtroom
setting in favor of a killer produced by the same system.
Ok...i know...the majority here will be apologists for the killer cop. That's just the way you roll. All the irrelevant after the fact revelations will be bandied about to dehumanize the victim.
Since she was acquitted by a jury she is no longer suspected of being a killer. She can't be a "killer cop" and not guilty. It's either or. If the guy would have complied he wouldn't have been shot. Even a simpleton can see the correlation between not complying and being shot. But BLM will continue to push the message that resisting the police, even on a traffic stop is somehow a good idea. I mean really what do they care if some dude they've never met gets shot. It actually works in their favor and works for their narrative.
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The other more professional officers all decided not to use deadly force, indicating that they didn't see a threat. They likely saw a man in need of medical attention...not execution.