Unarmed Black Man Fatally Shot by White Police Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma

[DesertRat]

(TULSA, Okla.) — A black man fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer responding to a stalled vehicle had no weapon on him or in his SUV, the city’s police chief said Monday.

An investigation is underway into Friday’s shooting death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan said, as the department prepared to release dashcam footage of the shooting.

“We will achieve justice in this case,” Jordan said.

Meanwhile, family members and community leaders who have viewed the footage said it clearly shows that Crutcher’s hands were in the air when he was shot.

http://time.com/4499940/tulsa-police-shooting-video-man-unarmed/?

[malaise]

2. Yep this is encouraged by way too many

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Looks like murder, to me - he had his hands up, on his vehicle, well away from everyone

and they taser him anyway, and then shoot him.

For those who haven't seen the footage at the link in the OP:

Disturbing footage from a police helicopter of the moment Mr Crutcher was shot appears to back up his family's assertion that his hands were in the air at all times.

He was first tasered and then shot. He died later in hospital, police said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37413558

[DesertRat]

5. Looks like murder to me too.

[Kingofalldems]

4. Famous cop lament: 'He's on something!'

[sheshe2]

6. The only way to...

“We will achieve justice in this case,” Jordan said.

Is to never let it happen again.