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OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� In response to the release of two videos depicting the murder of Terence Crutcher (seen here via ), an unarmed Black Tulsan whose car had broken down, and the launch of DOJ and state investigations, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma released the following statements:

Please attribute to Ryan Kiesel, 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma Executive Director:

鈥淎 Tulsa Police officer murdered Terence Crutcher in cold blood. Each of the officers present were complicit in the unconscionable, reprehensible, and disgusting killing of this unarmed, defenseless man, by allowing him to bleed to death on the street rather than attempting any immediate medical aid or attention. These Tulsa Police Department officers have made it abundantly clear how little regard they have for Tulsa鈥檚 communities of color. By shooting a defenseless Black man and then shirking their legal and moral obligation to render aid as he lay dying in the street, these TPD officers clearly could not care less about whether the Black citizens they are sworn to protect live or die.

鈥淲e call today on law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies around the state and around the nation to condemn the murderous actions of the Tulsa Police Department. In a world where our government continues to prove how little regard it has for the lives and the dignity of Black Americans, to remain silent is to be complicit. It is well past time for the good men and women who serve their communities faithfully to speak out, and condemn this murder of a defenseless Black man.鈥�

Please attribute to Brady Henderson, 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma Legal Director:

鈥淭hese videos prove that the Tulsa Police Department鈥檚 initial claim that Terence Crutcher was refusing to put his hands in the air was a boldfaced lie, as were TPD鈥檚 statements about his transport and death at a local hospital. The videos are clear鈥擳erence had his hands in the air, and posed no threat to those present鈥攔ight up until one of the officers gunned him down, and then her four companions watched him bleed to death in the street, making no attempt to render aid.

鈥淎s Terence鈥檚 family and community plead for peaceful protests and level heads, today鈥檚 promise of an independent federal investigation perhaps will bring some hope for peaceful resolution to a community that has been brutally betrayed by the people sworn to protect it. If this killing is investigated competently and fairly, I believe we will see murder or manslaughter charges against the shooter, and hopefully accessory charges against the officers who treated Terence Crutcher like a piece of meat rather than a human being. Their actions were immoral, reprehensible, and outright criminal. Putting Terence鈥檚 killer and her companions behind bars won鈥檛 bring Terrence back, but it is a necessary part of repairing the broken bond between police and communities of color, a rift that continues to claim lives.鈥�

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