Tulsa Officer Acquitted of Killing Unarmed Black Man Holds Police Shooting 'Survival' Class

[John6185]

She was deemed innocent/acquitted of any charges and now the family is complaining that she hasn't apologized. I wouldn't apologize either, to apologize indicates fault/guilt and they can take it to a civil court. It's now history and they need to forget it!

 

[mhphoto]

It's now history and they need to forget it!

I think saying it's history and that they need to forget it seems a bit harsh. Justified shooting or not, they did lose a family member. That's tough. I'd be pissed too. Not saying it's right or wrong, but there are real people who suffered a loss.

 

[Annie]

I think saying it's history and that they need to forget it seems a bit harsh. Justified shooting or not, they did lose a family member. That's tough. I'd be pissed too. Not saying it's right or wrong, but there are real people who suffered a loss.

This. This is a different world than the one I grew up in. Back in the day you suffered you losses in private. Today people wear their grief like some kind of Boy Scout badge. I don't think it's healthy but to each their own.

Regardless of how you feel about the shooting and what transpired after, she is probably the most qualified person in the state to talk about how to handle yourself and the media circus, internal investigation process and possible civil actions that sometimes happen. I'd rather take advice from her than Jerome Ersland.

 

[John6185]

I think saying it's history and that they need to forget it seems a bit harsh. Justified shooting or not, they did lose a family member. That's tough. I'd be pissed too. Not saying it's right or wrong, but there are real people who suffered a loss.

It does indeed sound harsh but some things are better left alone than to be regurgitated repeatedly. We've all lost family members and live has to go on, that's what they'd want us to do. Too many people live in the past and what was done to them and it's unhealthy. I'm not mean, I'm realistic, I've had a lot of bad life experiences myself and don't like for people to bring them up, it's not good for anyone to live in the past.

 

[Shoot Summ]

I think it's interesting to see the headlines continue to read "shot unarmed black man".

When they could be saying "shot uncooperative man that was high on PCP".

Media contributes to the ongoing issues IMO...