Is it okay for cops kill someone without just cause?

Terence Crutcher's family doesn't think so. Neither do I.

http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/terence-crutcher-justice/?t=2&akid=6301.1200954.h1Bn6M

This is a story that went “unnoticed” in the media until the extremely disturbing video footage was released and it showed Terence clearly cooperating and officers blatantly racially profiling him to death. It’s clear that the image of a big Black man with his hands raised was a threat for Officer Shelby, a threat that informed her it was ok to shoot and kill Terence. Shelby didn’t see Terence’s humanity, she didn’t allow him the benefit of being a person in need of help.

Officer Betty Shelby needs to be indicted immediately for the killing of Terence Crutcher.  

Terence was one of many Black folks killed by police last week including 13-year-old Ty’re King in Columbus, OH.³ It’s heartbreaking and traumatic to experience this reality so frequently with no justice or accountability. Officer Shelby’s fatal reaction to a Black body is something that seems to be ingrained into the psyche of most officers across the country. We must hold officers like Betty Shelby accountable if we are going to change the violent and racist culture of policing.