I am sorry, but, while the officer stated he was about to release a taser on the suspect, they had already caught Mr. Harris. Basically, there was no need for the taser either. Mr. Harris was killed because of carelessness and over use of force. It is very obvious. There is no phenomena within that video and the only high stress voice I heard was that of Mr. Harris when he realized he'd been shot. His first aid and transport should have been immediate. There was a car right there.
I would think with the officers feeling so badly about the mistake and realizing Mr. Harris was bleeding moving him to an emergency room would be better. I can under understand when an officer realizes what a terrible circumstance the suspect is facing, the car was right there. What kind of first aid is in the petrol cars, because what ever it is, is not sufficient for this type of aggressive policing. Mistake or no mistake an unarmed Black man is dead again.
Selling a 9mm pistol is a crime. He was wrong to do it. But, it should have never cost him is life.
Mr. Harris was already under the control of police when he was shot.
April 11, 2015
By Corey Jones
...The video shows (click here) a deputy reaching out to take down Harris, who Jim Clark said was running with the characteristics of holding a gun. He continued to struggle on the ground with deputies and ignore their commands, Jim Clark said.
I would think with the officers feeling so badly about the mistake and realizing Mr. Harris was bleeding moving him to an emergency room would be better. I can under understand when an officer realizes what a terrible circumstance the suspect is facing, the car was right there. What kind of first aid is in the petrol cars, because what ever it is, is not sufficient for this type of aggressive policing. Mistake or no mistake an unarmed Black man is dead again.
Selling a 9mm pistol is a crime. He was wrong to do it. But, it should have never cost him is life.
Mr. Harris was already under the control of police when he was shot.
April 11, 2015
By Corey Jones
...The video shows (click here) a deputy reaching out to take down Harris, who Jim Clark said was running with the characteristics of holding a gun. He continued to struggle on the ground with deputies and ignore their commands, Jim Clark said.
“He
was absolutely a threat when going down” because deputies believed him
to be armed and he hadn’t been searched yet, Jim Clark said.
Bates
exited his vehicle with a pepper ball gun in his left hand and a
firearm in his right. Bates saw an opportunity to shock Harris in his
upper right shoulder, Jim Clark said, and thought that he had holstered
his handgun and drawn his Taser when he fired.
After Harris was shot, deputies can be seen in the video subduing him by using neck and head pressure points.
Tulsa
County Sheriff’s Capt. Billy McKelvey said the deputies were not aware
that he had been shot, having not heard the round. As soon as they
realized he was wounded, they rendered aid and radioed for paramedics
and firefighters, McKelvey said.
Investigators later learned that Harris was unarmed.
The Sheriff’s Office placed weapons identical to the ones Bates had on a table for examination.
McKelvey,
a certified firearms instructor, explained that the Taser and the
.38-caliber pistol were both equipped with laser sights. When gripping
either one, the laser is activated, he said, also noting that the two
have similar weights. The handgun weighs 11.4 ounces, while the Taser
weighs 12.6 ounces.
There
would be no difference in feel in a high-stress situation, McKelvey
said. Bates’ Taser was kept on the front of his utility vest, and his
gun holster was on his right hip.
“He made an inadvertent mistake,” McKelvey said....
