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Crutcher's Ethical Dilemmas

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officers on scene, and a Tulsa Police Department helicopter flying above, Crutcher is observed walking back towards the SUV. All of the officer’s approach Crutcher with intentions to apprehend him. Crutcher walks towards the SUV, which is still in the middle of the road, with his hands above his head. Crutcher then reaches in towards the driver’s side door of the abandoned vehicle. At this point, one officer deploys his taser, and Shelby fires one round from her duty pistol. Video footage from several different angles show Terence Crutcher fall to the ground, and has audio of a woman’s voice on the radio shouting, “Shots fired.” Crutcher was then transported to a local hospital where he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Autopsy results conducted in lieu of this incident showed the presence of the drug PCP in Crutcher’s system. Post-investigations and analysis did not produce the presence of a weapon or any signs of a weapon in or around the scene. Since the release of video footage, audio recordings, protests, and other …show more content…

Firstly, let’s analyze the video footage from the dash camera and the video footage shot from the helicopter flying above the scene. In the dash camera footage, Crutcher is shown approaching the driver’s side of the SUV, then more officers walk towards him. Crutcher appears to lower his hands and place them on the vehicle. The officers surround Crutcher and he suddenly drops to the ground. A voice heard on police radio says: “Shots fired!” The officers back away and Crutcher is left unattended on the street for about two minutes before an officer puts on medical gloves and begins to attend to him. Helicopter video starts with Crutcher back by Officer Shelby’s car. In the video, you can see Crutcher walking back towards his car with his hands in the air, ignoring commands from officers. Crutcher got back to his vehicle as other officers arrived to assist. Officer

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