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Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby charged with first degree manslaughter in Terence Crutcher's death (Original Post) Ohioblue22 Sep 2016 OP
Wow. I am actually surprised. nt BootinUp Sep 2016 #1
Well, hell has temporarily frozen over. pangaia Sep 2016 #2
Trump already threw HER under the bus. Implied SHE was weak and choked. NightWatcher Sep 2016 #3
She shot Crutcher AFTER he was tasered csziggy Sep 2016 #4
Off to GP with you! lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #5
No surprise...female cop..charges brought in 2 days StopTheNeoCons Sep 2016 #6
while I am glad that she has been charged, I wonder if charges would have been niyad Sep 2016 #7
good it's a start rockfordfile Sep 2016 #8

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
3. Trump already threw HER under the bus. Implied SHE was weak and choked.
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 05:11 PM
Sep 2016

She didn't enjoy the protection of the Good Old Boys Network.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
4. She shot Crutcher AFTER he was tasered
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 05:27 PM
Sep 2016

At that point he could not have harmed her or anyone else. If any of the officers thought he had a weapon, they could have held him down before he recovered from being tasered and searched him. There was no need to shoot him.

StopTheNeoCons

(892 posts)
6. No surprise...female cop..charges brought in 2 days
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 05:58 PM
Sep 2016

If it had been a male cop, it'd be 5 years of investigations.

niyad

(113,284 posts)
7. while I am glad that she has been charged, I wonder if charges would have been
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 06:21 PM
Sep 2016

brought had she been male. somehow, I doubt it.

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