Body cam video shows Tulsa man’s last moments alive after "accidental" police shooting

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real spit look I have a homie that's a cop we like best friends he been a cop going on 2 yrs. now his whole attitude has changed he feel like cops can do any damn thing and never wrong about nothing (me and him both black) his excuse is u don't know how hard it is to be a cop we was talking about Walter Scott and I told him there is no way he cant be found of murder if they don't convict him its no hope for black men he going tell me our people need to pull our pants up and get a job im like :mindblown: what that got to do with anything like and he goes to talk about his past and he told me would you ever convict yourself of a crime and send yourself to jail I said hell nall he replied neither will we :leon:
My cousin who is a cop, is the same exact way. We had a discussion when the CHP was beating on the lady on the side of the freeway. He started getting a little charged up. But heres a dude, with his wife, who think they are above the law. I've heard stories from her how she was caught speeding, and all she has to do is mention who her husband is. I've seen him, drink and drive. But they want to try and shyt on us in the family who prefer to smoke weed, "that is so illegal, I can't believe you guys do that around everyone". Some of these cop families get so infected with the cop authority, they become detached from reality. My other cousin, shes married to a cop, but she tells it like it is. She knows that many of them are simply pussies with a badge.
 

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Deputy who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser is an insurance exec who pays to play cop

The reserve Tulsa County Sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot and killed a man last week when he thought he had pulled his Taser, is part of a group of wealthy donors who make large contributions to the department for the privilege of playing police officer.

According to Tulsa World, Robert Bates, 73, who made the fatal mistake that cost a man his life, is a local insurance company executive who has donated multiple vehicles, weapons, and stun guns to the Sheriff’s Office since becoming a reserve deputy in 2008.

Bates is responsible for the death of Eric Harris, when he attempted to assist in the arrest of Harris as he struggled on the ground with Tulsa sheriff’s deputies. Bates shot Harris with his service weapon believing he had pulled his Taser.

In video released Friday, Bates can be heard apologizing, saying “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” as police handcuffed Harris before he was taken to a local hospital where he died from his gunshot wound.

According to Maj. Shannon Clark, Bates is a highly regarded member of the Reserve Deputy Program who was assisting the Sheriff’s Office’s Violent Crimes Task Force when Harris was shot.

Clark stated that Bates is one of many wealthy donors among the agency’s 130 reserve deputies, saying, “There are lots of wealthy people in the reserve program. Many of them make donations of items. That’s not unusual at all.”

On Monday, the Sheriff’s Office deferred questions to the county commissioners’ office when asked for a list of items Bates had donated, including his own service weapon and Taser.

Bates, who served as a Tulsa police officer for one year in 1964, is not compensated for his time assisting the sheriff’s deputies, and is classified as an “advanced reserve,” meaning he “can do anything a full-time deputy can do,” explained Clark.

“Although he had training and experience for the arrest team, he’s not assigned to the arrest team,” Clark said of Bates’ role assisting the task force. “He came to render aid during the altercation, but he’s in a support role during the operation. That means keeping notes, doing counter-surveillance, things like that.”

Following 320 hours of training with CLEET (the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training) as well as have completed 480 hours of the TCSO Field Training Officer Program, an “advanced” reserve can “perform normal field duties by themselves and without the direct supervision of a certified deputy” according to the training program

The Tulsa Police Depart also utilizes reserves, however the approximately 55 reserve officers are typically limited to working traffic control or parking lot patrols during “Safe Shopper” operations during the holiday shopping seasons.

The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office has yet to decide whether they will press charges against Bates.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/...er-is-an-insurance-exec-who-pays-to-play-cop/
 

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They're about to get paid like a mfer. Cops really be charged up like that too. I know from first hand knowledge that they always want conflicts to escalate for coffee room chatter.

yup, those dudes love to show off their fake stripes, even for simple shyt like this
 

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Deputy who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser is an insurance exec who pays to play cop



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/...er-is-an-insurance-exec-who-pays-to-play-cop/

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thats how he's going to try to get off aka Fruitvale station my friend. We're in a timewarp. Nothing has changed since that incident. "Whoops, i shot you for real. my bad..."

If dude isnt convicted the family and everyone else who cares that lives in the area should........ (and i talking about marching and singing either. even the bible says you're allowed to defend yourself. )
 

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Deputy charged in Tulsa police shooting

(CNN)Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Eric Courtney Harris, the Tulsa County district attorney said Monday.

Police say Bates thought he pulled out his Taser but "inadvertently" fired his gun.

Video of Harris' final moments on April 2 -- following an undercover weapons sting and a foot chase -- shows Bates announcing he is going to deploy his Taser but then shooting Harris in the back with a handgun.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/us/tulsa-police-shooting-eric-harris-deputy-charged/index.html
 
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