|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-12-2015, 11:11 AM | |
There's always next year.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Casino cash: $10009290
|
Cop mistakes his own gun for taser and shoots/kills suspect (Vid in Link)
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.” |
Posts: 2,219
|
04-12-2015, 03:12 PM | #46 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2012
Casino cash: $9995865
|
Quote:
2. Those in positions of power and have the authority to use lethal force must understand how absolutely precious life is. Taking the life of another cannot be undone. It should not be done flippantly, callously, or out of convenience. |
|
Posts: 2,174
|
04-12-2015, 03:49 PM | #47 |
Constable of Untruths
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wichita
Casino cash: $2021084
|
|
Posts: 14,921
|
04-12-2015, 03:57 PM | #48 |
Constable of Untruths
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wichita
Casino cash: $2021084
|
You could just tell your children to avoid being criminals and on the rare occasions they encounter a police officer be respectful. If the officer is acting out of line, don't try to change his bad behavior in that moment. Go through the proper channels to bring the officer to justice.
|
Posts: 14,921
|
04-12-2015, 04:01 PM | #49 |
Quit your bullshit
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bored of winning
Casino cash: $10052799
|
An accident is when you spill your drink. This was criminal negligence that resulted in a murder.
__________________
Today is not a good day to be a pussy. |
Posts: 41,870
|
04-12-2015, 04:09 PM | #50 | |
There's always next year.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Casino cash: $10009290
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 2,219
|
04-12-2015, 04:12 PM | #51 |
GBM 8-12-15
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Dayton, Oh.
Casino cash: $10052154
|
|
Posts: 59,997
|
04-12-2015, 04:32 PM | #52 |
PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: American Gardens Building
Casino cash: $4218654
|
|
Posts: 17,365
|
04-12-2015, 04:34 PM | #53 |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2012
Casino cash: $9995865
|
some of you are just playing a disingenous semantics game. You have learned well from Donger.
IMO, this is a case of manslaughter. I agree that it doesnt appear as if there was wilful malice. That being said an 'accident' is not a get out of jail free card. |
Posts: 2,174
|
04-12-2015, 05:07 PM | #54 |
Constable of Untruths
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wichita
Casino cash: $2021084
|
I haven't seen anyone argue that the shooter shouldn't spend some time in jail.
|
Posts: 14,921
|
04-12-2015, 05:14 PM | #55 |
Get in, loser.
Join Date: Sep 2007
Casino cash: $2382369
|
|
Posts: 43,994
|
04-12-2015, 05:17 PM | #56 |
Dumbass!
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Leading the Marty bashing
Casino cash: $10029395
|
So tasers and guns sound the same when being fired?
__________________
|
Posts: 70,769
|
04-12-2015, 05:18 PM | #57 | |
Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: ATX & OPKS
Casino cash: $2081996
VARSITY
|
Quote:
No problem with that. I do have a problem with his character and compassion as a human, when he tells someone "**** your breath" in their dying moments.
__________________
.. |
|
Posts: 19,460
|
04-12-2015, 05:22 PM | #58 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2012
Casino cash: $9995865
|
Quote:
By stating that its an 'accident,' it implies that the individual should not face criminal reprecussions. I'm just trying to cut through all the bullshit. |
|
Posts: 2,174
|
04-12-2015, 05:22 PM | #59 |
GBM 8-12-15
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Dayton, Oh.
Casino cash: $10052154
|
|
Posts: 59,997
|
04-12-2015, 05:25 PM | #60 |
Banned!
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201
Casino cash: $3210194
|
What about these assholes?
__________________
Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting. |
Posts: 45,939
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|