Cop mistakes his own gun for taser and shoots/kills suspect (Vid in Link)

[MikeMaslowski]

Bodies are piling up. What say you? Was it an accident?

SEE IT: Video shows Tulsa man’s last moments alive after accidental police shooting (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2181787

It was a mistake.

That’s the blasé explanation Oklahoma officials gave after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white deputy who accidentally pulled his gun when he meant to use his Taser.

The botched encounter was captured on a disturbing video released by police on Friday — nine days after the fatal Tulsa shooting.

“He shot me! He shot me, man. Oh, my god. I’m losing my breath,” Eric Harris says as he struggles on the ground following the April 2 shooting, which flew under the radar until video emerged a week later.

“F--- your breath,” a callous officer can be heard saying. “Shut the f--- up!”

Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 73, (below) shouted “Taser! Taser!” before pulling the trigger on his gun, firing a round into Harris.

“I shot him!” the former policeman says, dropping his gun. “I’m sorry.”

Bates was assisting other deputies who were trying to take Harris into custody after the felon fled from police during a sting operation, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office’s said.

“You shouldn’t have f-----g ran!” another deputy screams, as Harris is held down by his neck and head.

Harris, who was in his 40s, was pronounced dead about an hour after the shooting, authorities said.

He had bolted from officers who were trying to arrest him for selling a 9 mm. semiautomatic pistol and ammunition to undercover cops.

Harris, who was unarmed, had reportedly done time for assault and battery on an officer.

He was “absolutely a threat when going down,” Tulsa Police Sgt. Jim Clark said at a news conference.

Sheriff’s Capt. Billy McKelvey claims the arresting officers were not aware Harris had been shot, despite the gunshot noise and Bates’ admission. They called paramedics and firefighters, and rendered aid when they realized, McKelvey said.

“He made an inadvertent mistake,” McKelvey said.

Sgt. Dave Walker told the Tulsa World that police “would not investigate the death unless the sheriff’s office asked them to, and they have not asked us to.”

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Shouldn't crazycoffee be sprinting in here to white knight the geriatric cop?

[Rain Man]

Bates: "We're going to book you. Have a seat in that chair."

BZZZZZZZZT!

Supervisor: "Bates, what did you do? That's the electric chair!"

[Easy 6]

He had no business being on the force at 73, doesn't sound like he meant to do it but a manslaughter charge is appropriate.

[CoMoChief]

If the money lost from lawsuits came out of their pensions this kind of stuff would end almost immediately and their behavior would be conducted much better, and you wouldn't see all of these immediate escalated issues.

[OldSchool]

Unfortunate accident. 73 is way too old to be active on the force, should have a desk job at best.

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

You should probably just stop posting your opinions. Forever.

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Unfortunate accident. 73 is way too old to be active on the force, should have a desk job at best.

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

that bullshit needs to stop. Yes, they are some twisted vice ridden individuals, but that shouldn't be in the discussion of why a person is allowed to blow some dude away due to an accident. Victim blaming, even if the victim has had some run in with the law enforcement

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Unfortunate accident. 73 is way too old to be active on the force, should have a desk job at best.

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

You should probably just stop posting your opinions. Forever.

There's always an idiot who says this.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Unfortunate accident. 73 is way too old to be active on the force, should have a desk job at best.

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

**** you and the horse your rode in on and **** you and the horse your die out on.

[Don Corlemahomes]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Unfortunate accident. 73 is way too old to be active on the force, should have a desk job at best.

That being said, just don't be a dumb-ass criminal and this kind of shit won't happen to you.

Ah, running from the cops is now a death sentence. Who needs judges when these ****ing guys can execute with zero repercussions?

[TLO]

I just wanted to post in here before the thread is moved to DC.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Cunning Linguist

Ah, running from the cops is now a death sentence. Who needs judges when these ****ing guys can execute with zero repercussions?

You should throw yourself at the feet of police officers in order to demonstrate your acceptance of their divinity. These heroes don't spend 8 weeks training to be police officers only to be treated like regular people.

[Saul Good]

He should have just cuffed the guy and tased him to death like in this article from the Washingon Post today. At least this time it wasn't a black man they killed. (It was a black woman.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...d=pm_local_pop

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by MikeMaslowski

That officer must not have seen the "I can't breathe" backlash. Just nuts. I have Latin children and we are moving to the states for a bit. I am trying to tell them exactly how to be with police. When I say the words, it basically comes to "lower yourself and be nothing in front of them". So demeaning.

And to the obvious folks, I also tell my kids to do nothing wrong and they "should" not be in a position to get murdered by officers.

Thats what I've stressed to my son. No matter how wrong they are, you have done nothing wrong etc. do whatever they ask and survive the encounter.

Doesn't matter if its illegal if you are dead. It's just pure BS that it has come to this. Training and attitudes need to change.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

You should throw yourself at the feet of police officers in order to demonstrate your acceptance of their divinity.

I agree thats BS. But, if you want to live, you might want to follow the direction of the cops.

And you should remember there are a lot of good cops out there. Selflessly serving the community.