09-23-2016, 10:03 AM
(09-23-2016, 03:44 AM)Love Child Wrote: Why was there a helicopter present? Was that standard? Was it already in the air?
I'm not sure if it's standard procedure to dispatch helicopters to highway incidents where detours, road blocks, and such might be needed, or if the copter was sent to the scene to assist with the detaining of Terence Crutcher. I'm curious about why the copter was on the scene as well, but haven't heard that point addressed by LE yet.
Police sources have reported that Officer Betty Shelby's husband, Dave Shelby, was in the copter by happenstance. Betty's attorney and a local reporter said that Dave Shelby wasn't the cop in the copter who said that Terence looked like a bad dude. The police chief said that Betty wouldn't have been able to hear the copter radio chatter on the scene in any case.
However, according to what I just read, Dave Shelby was the pilot. The first thing he said when he arrived on the scene was, 'alright Betty-Jo, where are you?' The transcript of what he and another copter cop named Mike said during the incident (along with related police radio comments captured on the copter audio) can be found here. It's interesting context and raises some questions for me. COPTER TRANSCRIPT: http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tuls...l-shooting
(09-23-2016, 05:42 AM)Duchess Wrote: Did you hear or read that there were several officers present and not a single one had their body cams turned on?
I hadn't heard that specifically, but I wouldn't doubt it. Fortunately, there was dash cam and copter cam rolling. But, if Betty Shelby had been wearing turned-on body cam, it sure would have been helpful. I think body cams which are TURNED ON should be mandatory for all police officers when they are interfacing with the public.
Did you see Terence's twin sister Tiffany speak to the media yesterday? She is reportedly a doctor and she sure is articulate, level-headed, and determined to get a prosecution and a conviction. She and Terence turned 40 last month.
Edit: Oops, I now see you were referring to the Charlotte shooting, not the Tulsa shooting, Duchess. I wouldn't be surprised if none of the Charlotte cops were wearing turned-on body cams either. I'm glad that the shooting of Keith Scott was caught on video anyway, but it's reportedly not very clear footage. I'm also glad that the protests in Charlotte last night were peaceful and the curfew wasn't necessary or invoked after all.