by Bob Walsh
You may remember the name Huey Newton. He was a Black Panther and was tried in Oakland for the murder of an Oakland Cop. He was tried three times, each trial ending in a hung jury. Eventually the county gave up on it. He admitted SHOOTING the cop but denied MURDERING the cop.
Fast forward fifty years and move to Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Former (white) police officer Shannon Kepler is about to stand trial the FOURTH time for killing his daughters (black) boyfriend. Officer Kepler admits to shooting Jeremy Lake, 19, and has asserted self defense all along. The shooting occurred when Kepler was off-duty. No weapon was in fact found at the scene of the shooting.
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