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Betty Shelby, the Oklahoma Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, to Teach Class on 'Surviving the Aftermath' of Police Shootings
This Is How White Privilege Works 101: Betty Shelby, the white Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot an unarmed Terence Crutcher as he stood by his SUV in 2016, will be teaching a class about “surviving the aftermath” of an officer-involved shooting. As Tulsa World reports, Shelby, who was acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in 2017,…
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Betty Shelby, the Then-Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, Is Back Patrolling the Streets as a Full-Time Sheriff’s Deputy
There really is no justice in this world, and as such, a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black motorist is somehow back patrolling the streets, this time as a sheriff’s deputy, even after the same jurors who acquitted her recommended that she “never be a patrol officer again.” Of course I am…
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Okla. Ex-Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher Will Have Fatal Shooting Removed From Her Record
Although a Tulsa, Okla., ex-cop will go down in infamy for killing an unarmed black man on video while he had his hands in the air, a judge has recently ruled that the shooting death can be removed from her employment record. In May, Betty Shelby was acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the fatal September…
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Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby, Who Killed Terence Crutcher, to Resign
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher but was later acquitted in his shooting death announced on Friday that she will resign from the Tulsa Police Department. Betty Shelby was allowed to return to active duty and landed a cushy desk job after being acquitted in May of…
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Family of Terence Crutcher Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Seeks Police Reform
The family of Terence Crutcher is still seeking justice and filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday seeking damages and widespread reform of the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department. Crutcher was shot and killed in September by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who was later acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the case before returning to a cushy…
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After Betty Shelby Verdict, People Gather in Oklahoma City to Say ‘Black Lives Matter’
The weekend after Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby was found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher, people gathered for rallies in Oklahoma City on two separate days to say “Black lives matter.” One group marched through downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, and another gathered outside Oklahoma…
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Betty Shelby Returns to Cushy Desk Job With Tulsa, Okla. Police Department After Killing Unarmed Black Motorist Terence Crutcher
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is back working a “desk job,” keeping the community safe, after killing an unarmed black motorist whose car had broken down on a highway late last year, the Associated Press reports. Shelby was acquitted of manslaughter earlier this month in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher. Shelby claimed that…
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Betty Shelby, the Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, Allowed to Return to Active Duty
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black motorist, but was later acquitted of manslaughter in the controversial case will be allowed to return to the police force for active duty, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan announced Friday. If your brain cannot process what is happening, welcome to the…