Do we having a running thread for citizens killed by police yet?

Because here's another one, in which a 72-year-old deputy shoots an unarmed suspect who has been tackled to the ground by another officer after a brief foot chase. The deputy says he mistakenly thought he was using his stun gun. Suspect later died in the hospital.

Video shows Tulsa man shot by deputy who meant to stun him - NY Daily News

I mean, I get that we shouldn't be fleeing the police, and this guy was a suspected felon, so I don't expect there to be much of an uproar over the death of a suspected gun dealer. But, come on. The guy was shot after he had been detained on the ground.

The cop in pursuit did the right thing - ran the suspect down, tackled and subdued him - and this part-time asshole just shoots the guy because he didn't take care to know what weapon he was using? It's absurd that this senior citizen was given authority by anyone to use deadly force and even worse that the department apparently has no plans to even investigate further.

 

The department really can't do anything because it and the city know a lawsuit is coming. I guarantee you the first thing primary counsel said was, "Don't admit anything."

 

This guy was a walking accident waiting to happen.

Shooting or no shooting, I cannot imagine how they are going to justify giving this guy a gun and putting him the line of duty.

 

This is exactly what happened in Oakland (the movie "Fruitvale Station" came from it). Guy on ground, handcuffed, shot in back. Cop said he mistakenly pulled out his Taser. That was after cops initially said the guy was causing a ruckus, only to be contradicted by video.

The cop was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years. Served 11 month in county jail and was released for good behavior.

I don't expect the cop here to get much more than that. Probably less.

 

He paid to be a cop. Well, reserve cop. He donated a couple grand to the sheriff's re-election campaign, so he got to play police officer.

 

They've already deemed it "excusable homicide."

The sergeant who reviewed the investigation called the SHOOTER the true victim.

Oh, and dontcha know, the camera only caught the bad stuff and mysteriously shut off before they started CPR and giving the guy medical attention.

 

I'm afraid I won't know what to think about this one until I get Ruben's take.

 

Was just wondering if he ever lived in Oklahoma.

 

Maybe Roscoe didn't die last week and is a Tulsa cop.

 

Yeah, shooting someone in the back is never going to end well for a cop.

 

Oh, I'd say an 11-month jail sentence was a much better ending for the cop than it was for, say, the guy who got shot in the back while handcuffed.

 

No doubt, but shooting a suspect in the back is almost the only way a cop is going to get jail time for one of these messes.