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Shootings by the police...
Charlotte exploded with protesters and Tulsa prayed.
The deaths of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott cut deep into the hearts of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina.Terence Crutcher was unarmed when a Tulsa police officer shot him. His death was captured on video and released to the public. On Wednesday evening, hundreds attended a vigil in his honor, holding hands and bowing their heads.
Meanwhile, that same night, a dramatic scene played out in Charlotte after an officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott while attempting to serve a warrant meant for someone else. The video of this incident has not yet been made public. Protests began peacefully on Wednesday, but later became a violent scene.
Your thoughts on whether police should release the video of Lamont Scott's killing? Do you think if the protesters saw exactly what happened in Charlotte, the protests would stop?
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The breaking news now on CNN is that...
Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby has been charged with felony manslaughter in the first degree, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler told reporters Thursday.Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher after his SUV broke down last week."We reviewed the facts of the allegations, it is our responsibility to determine if the filing of a criminal charge is justified under the law," Kurnzweiler said.
Betty ShelbyAn arrest warrant was issued for Shelby and arrangements have been made for her surrender, he said.
Through her attorney Shelby has said Crutcher was behaving strangely and ignoring her commands, and she was afraid that he might be reaching for a weapon.
Multiple police cameras, including ones mounted in squad cars and in a helicopter, captured the Crutcher shooting on tape.
In the video, Crutcher can be seen with his hands raised above his head prior to his death. He walks away from Shelby towards his car.
None of the video showed whether the window was open or closed.
There was no weapon found in the car.
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Good-at least an attempt is being made. They get credit for that-moving it fast and producing a charge.
Now, its a wait and see game to see if anything positive will come out of this 
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on Charlotte-it may help the "real" protesters to release the video.
The idiots who are just there to make trouble, no difference.
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I agree NE!
#releasethevideo
I just read in the NYT...that ....The Charlotte police chief said that the video does not definitively show the victim, Keith L. Scott, pointing a gun.
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These shooting are really getting me down. So sick of it. If I want my paranoid side to speak, I would say there is a general notion nation-wide for cops to shoot certain civilians in order to send a message. All these shootings can't be coincidental. Something's real wrong.
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They're getting me down as well....
There's that NYC and NJ bomber...he gets shot in the upper arm....and unarmed black men get shot dead.....something is really wrong.
I'm NOT anti police...I come from a police family... (all good cops)...but I call it as I see it.....something is TERRIBLY wrong.....and things have to change.
I am angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. I grieve with ALL the families who have lost loved ones
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