|
|
Last week four Tulsa, Oklahoma police officers approached
stranded, 40-year-old black motorist Terrence Crutcher and
it resulted in his death. The unarmed man was trying to
restart his stalled SUV, when police arrived after reports
of the vehicle blocking the road. However, when a vehicle
breaks down, logic would tell you it will block the road, as
it needs to be towed. Millions of cars have broken down. It
does not indicate something sinister is transpiring.
When police approached Crutcher and ordered him to put his
hands up, he did so in the "don't shoot" stance, which is
all too familiar to black people in America. Crutcher then
slowly walked towards his vehicle and leaned on it. Police
officer Tyler Turnbough tased Crutcher. Police officer Betty
Shelby opened fire killing Crutcher, who once again, had his
hands in the air in surrender. Shelby did not have to shoot
Crutcher. The police pilot in the surveillance helicopter
recording the incident stated, "This guy is still walking
and following commands." This indicates he was following
police instructions. However, Shelby claims she felt
threatened and killed him.
Terrence Crutcher has a criminal record, which some are illogically using as justification for him being killed while NOT engaging in unlawful behavior. There are millions of people in America with a criminal record. Police cannot go around as judge, jury and executioner summarily killing people who have paid their debt to society, because the person looks like "a bad dude."
Three armed male officers stood by officer Shelby's side,
the motorist (Crutcher) was a safe distance away with his
hands up, yet Shelby felt threatened? She shouldn't be a
police officer with that hair trigger, jitteriness and
fearful disposition. Crutcher is the one who should have
felt threatened. You killed an unarmed man for having car
trouble and are trying to explain away this murderous
madness to the public. Shelby should be indicted, arrested
and put in prison for murder. Shelby deserves a good 20-years in prison.
The helicopter pilot stating Crutcher looks like "a bad
dude" is suspect. Just say it, he looks black and in your
estimation that automatically makes him bad. All the cops
saw was a black man and in their eyes black = bad. Many
cases have shown that prejudice police officers act with
more care around white people they encounter than
minorities. I suspect had Crutcher been white, Shelby and
company would have treated him differently, assisting him in
obtaining help for his car.
Betty Shelby
I'm not stating all police are prejudice. I'm not stating
all white police are prejudice. However, officers like
Shelby show their prejudices via their criminal actions
against minority members of the public. There is no excuse
for this. There should be no place on any police force in
America for people who behave in this manner. It shows an
absolute lack of respect for human life. It shows the
ignorance and racial profiling some police officers operate
under while patrolling the streets with prejudice.
The Oklahoma police have a problem regarding how it treats
black people. Last year, Oklahoma City police officer Daniel
Holtzclaw was arrested and convicted on charges of sexually
assaulting 13 black women while on duty. The New York Times
reported, "Mr. Holtzclaw targeted women he stopped while on
patrol, singling out poor black victims with criminal
backgrounds whose stories would not be believed." Clearly
there are police in Okalahoma that are operating under the
belief black people's lives aren't worth anything. How else
do you explain this madness they are doing to innocent
people.
Police helicopter footage of Terrence Crutcher after being shot by police officer Betty Shelby
Racist police officers in America are making the decent cops
look bad and on a global scale. Nations around the world
have issued
travel advisories to their citizens warning them
about travel to America due to police killing minorities at
a rapid rate (the list of nations is growing). These nations
know their citizens are aware of the horrible headlines that
have gone worldwide on the subject of innocent minorities
being summarily killed by racist police officers in
disproportionate numbers. They've issued the travel
advisories as a mark of shame in attempts at shaming corrupt
police officers in America into desisting with the senseless
murders of defenseless people. It's known as name and shame.
However, some police officers still don't get the message.
While I do give decent police in America the benefit of the
doubt, the corrupt ones like Shelby are making everyone look
bad. The articles in global newspapers and on television
news broadcasts on the subject are not pretty. When you
police the streets, do remember you are representing America
and what you do filters out into the world, whether good or
bad.
RELATED ARTICLES
Police Officer Who Shot And Killed 12-Year-Old Black Boy Was Initially Rejected From The Police Force As 'Mentally Unprepared' And 'Weepy' With Poor Shooting Performance (Video)
Top Forensic Pathologist Michael Baden States There Was No Evidence Of A Struggle Between Mike Brown And Police And He Should Not Have Been Shot So Many Times
New York Police Officers Put Pregnant Black Woman In A Chokehold And Called Her Husband A 'Nig*er' (Videos Of NYPD Attacks On Pregnant Women Of Color)
New
Audio With Footage Released Of The Laquan McDonald Murder By Chicago
Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Is Even More Infuriating (Video)
Cop Tases Woman For Filming Him Engaging In Police Brutality, Calls Her A 'Dumb B***h' And Lies Stating She Tried To Run Him Over (Video)
Shocking Video Released Of Police Officer Engaging In Excessive Force Against 14-Year-Old Black Girl In Texas Resulting In Suspension (Video)
Teen Who Had His Hands Raised In Surrender And Submission Shot Multiple Times By Police Officer And Killed Leading To Riots
Man And His Wife Arrested In Separate Incidents After Filming The Killing Of Eric Garner By New York Police Officer (Video)
Protests Erupt As Police Officer Not Charged For Shooting Unarmed Mentally Ill Black Man 14 Times For Sleeping In A Park
Congress Needs To Enact Legislative Guidelines Regarding Police Brutality
Police Use Taser On Man 20 Times Killing Him In Act Of Excessive Force
6 Police Officers Charged With The Death Of Freddie Gray (Video)
Police Officer Who Shot And Killed 12-Year-Old Black Boy Was Initially Rejected From The Police Force As 'Mentally Unprepared' And 'Weepy' With Poor Shooting Performance (Video)
Top Forensic Pathologist Michael Baden States There Was No Evidence Of A Struggle Between Mike Brown And Police And He Should Not Have Been Shot So Many Times
New York Police Officers Put Pregnant Black Woman In A Chokehold And Called Her Husband A 'Nig*er' (Videos Of NYPD Attacks On Pregnant Women Of Color)
Cop Tases Woman For Filming Him Engaging In Police Brutality, Calls Her A 'Dumb B***h' And Lies Stating She Tried To Run Him Over (Video)
Shocking Video Released Of Police Officer Engaging In Excessive Force Against 14-Year-Old Black Girl In Texas Resulting In Suspension (Video)
Teen Who Had His Hands Raised In Surrender And Submission Shot Multiple Times By Police Officer And Killed Leading To Riots
Man And His Wife Arrested In Separate Incidents After Filming The Killing Of Eric Garner By New York Police Officer (Video)
Protests Erupt As Police Officer Not Charged For Shooting Unarmed Mentally Ill Black Man 14 Times For Sleeping In A Park
Congress Needs To Enact Legislative Guidelines Regarding Police Brutality
Police Use Taser On Man 20 Times Killing Him In Act Of Excessive Force
6 Police Officers Charged With The Death Of Freddie Gray (Video)
