Betty Shelby Returns to Cushy Desk Job With Tulsa, Okla. Police Department After Killing Unarmed Black Motorist Terence Crutcher 

Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is back working a “desk job,” keeping the community safe, after killing an unarmed black motorist whose car had broken down on a highway late last year, the Associated Press reports. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2020 Black History Month – 2022 Hip-Hop 50 Year – 2023 Video…

Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is back working a “desk job,” keeping the community safe, after killing an unarmed black motorist whose car had broken down on a highway late last year, the Associated Press reports.

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Shelby was acquitted of manslaughter earlier this month in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher. Shelby claimed that she had shot Crutcher out of fear, believing that he had a gun, when, in fact, he was unarmed and did not have a gun in his broken-down vehicle, either.

On Friday it was announced that Shelby would be allowed to return to the police force for active duty, although it was stated that she “will not be assigned in a patrol capacity” ... because, you know, that makes everything better.

On Tuesday, Shelby’s attorney Shannon McMurray confirmed that Shelby is working in an “administrative” role, although she declined to specify exactly what role, citing concern for the officer’s safety.

Read more at ABC News.

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