Racist Reserve Sheriff Convicted Of Murdering Black Suspect

Former Tulsa Reserve Sheriff Robert Bates found guilty of murdering Eric Courtney Harris by CNN and Theron K. Cal Managing Editor, RBRN

Former Tulsa Reserve Sheriff Robert Bates found guilty of murdering Eric Courtney Harris by CNN and Theron K. Cal Managing Editor, RBRN   

 

listen on TuneIN-BREAKING NEWS  April 28, 2016

EDITORS NOTE: On Twitter the Black Idiots who think Whites are superior are tripping over the racists at CNN using Harris’ mug shot instead of portraying him as human with a life outside of selling illegal guns. Its not the job of racists to portray Blacks in any other light but as criminal’s deserving death on sight. This is not a game these are racists who hate the President because he’s Black.

Harris in happier times

Harris in happier times

We should be supporting our own Black media like this site and Network. We must stop thinking the 98% Conservative owned MSM will do the job we should be doing ourselves. We can’t negate a victory over the picture they use of the victim.

The takeaway from this tragic incident is that the racist monster who murdered Eric Harris was convicted and is looking at four years in prison-which sends a clear message to the other racists currently looking for their opportunity to bully Blacks back into 1850.

Now if we can push to get Whites off the Grand and Trial Juries we will be one step closer to ending the horrid practice of peace officers murdering Blacks and getting away with it.

Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN)  A jury in Oklahoma found a sheriff’s deputy guilty of second-degree manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect. Robert Bates, who was a volunteer reserve sheriff deputy for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office last year at the time of the shooting, never denied killing Eric Courtney Harris. Bates, 74, said he meant to use his Taser stun gun, not his revolver, on the suspect, who had been tackled by other deputies and was being held on the ground.

The jury deliberated less than three hours and recommended Bates be sentenced to four years in prison. Preliminary sentencing is set for May 31. After the verdict, Bates was escorted out of the courtroom by two deputies.
In his closing argument to the jury, defense lawyer Clark Brewster said Bates should be be thanked for trying to help his fellow deputies. He displayed the stun gun and Bates’ pistol and showed how they were similar size and weight.
“He got out of his vehicle to man up and help,” Brewster said. “I truly believe you will find this was an accident driven to this point by the actions of Mr. Harris.”

Robert Bates

Prosecutor John David Luton told the jury Bates was nodding off in his car prior to the arrest. None of the other officers drew the wrong weapon that day, he said.
“Bob Bates didn’t act with usual and ordinary care,” Luton said in his closing argument. “He also didn’t do what a reasonable person would do under similar circumstances. … Eric Harris deserved to be chased, he deserved to be tackled, he deserved to be arrested. He did not deserve to be killed by reserve deputy Bob Bates.”

Bates was CEO of insurance company

The all white jury, consisting of six women and eight men, had to decide if the shooting was, in the words of court charging documents, “an act of culpable negligence.” Those documents said Bates believed he had his Taser in his hand when he shot.
Bates didn’t testify in his own defense and only made one comment on the record in court. When the judge asked if he was satisfied with his defense, Bates replied, “I’m absolutely tickled to death.”

Eric Courtney Harris. Murdered by the Racist Monster lying about he thought he was reaching for his stun gun.

The death of Harris is one of several nationally known cases in which the killing of an unarmed black man by law enforcement has galvanized people over tactics that police are trained to use.
At the time of the shooting, Bates was a CEO of an insurance company who volunteered as a sheriff’s deputy.
On April 2, 2015, he was providing backup and parked several blocks away from an undercover officer conducting a sting operation to try to catch Harris illegally selling a gun.
As deputies rolled up to arrest Harris that day, the suspect bolted and was pursued by officers, who caught him and took him to the ground. Bates got out of his vehicle and fired his pistol into Harris’ back.

Bates experienced heavy stress, psychiatrist says

‘Oh! I shot him! I’m sorry!” Bates said, as captured in a video of the shooting.
Authorities said Bates thought he pulled out his Taser but “inadvertently” fired his gun.
The first defense witness was Dr. Charles Morgan, a forensic psychiatrist, who was shown video of the incident. He testified that Bates may have pulled his gun during the arrest because people tend to resort to their habits, not training, during times of “uncontrollable stress.”
2015: Robert Bates speaks about shooting
2015: Robert Bates speaks about shooting 01:17
Prosecutor Kevin Gray questioned Morgan about how he knew it was Bates’ habit to use his pistol. After being prodded by the judge, Morgan answered that he didn’t look at any of Bates’ training records to come to his conclusion.
Bates’ training was an issue throughout the investigation and trial.
Deputy Ricardo Vaca testified that if Bates actually had used a stun gun instead of a pistol at the moment the shot was fired, it would not have been consistent with their training.
“You are supposed to wait until you have a clear opening and then deploy,” he said.
Vaca was the first deputy to tackle Harris and was on top of him when the shooting happened.

‘I almost got killed,’ deputy says

“I almost got killed,” Vaca said, his voice cracking. “It makes me emotional. Inches to my right and I would have been killed,”
Vaca and another deputy testified they observed Bates in his patrol vehicle nodding off a few minutes before the takedown order was given.
Deputy Michael Heisten said Bates gave a statement to investigators and claimed to have been in situations like this before. He meant to use nonlethal force as he had in the past, the statement said, according to Heisten.
“Based on his record how often had Bates been in a situation involving a fleeing felon?” Gray asked.
“Never.” Heisten replied.
An internal inquiry by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office in 2009 found that Bates was shown special treatment and that training policies were violated.

 

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