Cop who killed Terence Crutcher Betty Shelby to teach training course to deputies
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- Former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby is scheduled to teach a class this week to Tulsa County deputies.
One group says it is inappropriate for the officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher in 2016 to be able to influence other law officers.
TCSO Spokesperson Justin Green says the class is about what an officer may go through after a critical incident, like an officer-involved shooting.
"The stresses you may go through, the potential for facing charges for doing your job, things of that nature," he said.
Something Shelby knows a lot about. Following the shooting, a jury found her not guilty of manslaughter.
"This class is not about that particular incident," Green said.
Shelby is now a deputy for the Roger's County Sheriff's Office, which is where "We the People Oklahoma" representative Marq Lewis prefers she stays.
"By bringing Betty Shelby to Tulsa and having her speak at the Faulkner Building is a slap in the face to all African Americans," he said.
Lewis says Shelby shouldn't even be an officer.
"She actually gets promoted for killing an unarmed black man," Lewis said.
Prompting his question.
"Do we want that type of person teaching our officers?" Lewis asked.
TCSO says they routinely host training courses.
Green says Shelby is CLEET certified and has been teaching this course across the state, but Lewis says that streak should end now.
"What we are not going to do is reward her, to go on and to teach classes and to poison the minds of future officers," Lewis said.
The class is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Aware Tulsa is hosting a protest on Monday at noon with the Crutcher family.
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- Former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby is scheduled to teach a class this week to Tulsa County deputies.
One group says it is inappropriate for the officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher in 2016 to be able to influence other law officers.
TCSO Spokesperson Justin Green says the class is about what an officer may go through after a critical incident, like an officer-involved shooting.
"The stresses you may go through, the potential for facing charges for doing your job, things of that nature," he said.
Something Shelby knows a lot about. Following the shooting, a jury found her not guilty of manslaughter.
"This class is not about that particular incident," Green said.
Shelby is now a deputy for the Roger's County Sheriff's Office, which is where "We the People Oklahoma" representative Marq Lewis prefers she stays.
"By bringing Betty Shelby to Tulsa and having her speak at the Faulkner Building is a slap in the face to all African Americans," he said.
Lewis says Shelby shouldn't even be an officer.
"She actually gets promoted for killing an unarmed black man," Lewis said.
Prompting his question.
"Do we want that type of person teaching our officers?" Lewis asked.
TCSO says they routinely host training courses.
Green says Shelby is CLEET certified and has been teaching this course across the state, but Lewis says that streak should end now.
"What we are not going to do is reward her, to go on and to teach classes and to poison the minds of future officers," Lewis said.
The class is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Aware Tulsa is hosting a protest on Monday at noon with the Crutcher family.
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