by Bob Walsh
Betty Shelby is a white female police officer in Tulsa, OK. She has been on unpaid leave since Sept. 22, shortly after shooting an unarmed black man to death while on the job. She was found not guilty on Wednesday in the criminal trial for manslaughter in the death of Terence Crutcher, 40. The chief has announced that Officer Shelby will be returned to duty in a limited (not on the street) capacity for her own safety. Officer Shelby is unsure she wants to return to duty.
The jury that found her not guilty included three African-Americans.
Terence Crutcher was clearly being a dick and not obeying lawful commands. Officer Shelby asserted that she feared he was going for a gun at the time she shot, though video seems to show him walking away from her with his hands in plain sight above his head.
1 comment:
He reached inside the vehicle. He was high on PCP and other drugs. The D.A. should have never prosecuted this officer in the first place.
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