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Social Media Reacts After Betty Shelby Is Found Not Guilty For The Death of Terence Crutcher

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Wednesday it was determined by a jury that former Oklahoma officer&comma; Betty Shelby&comma; was not guilty of manslaughter when it came to the death of Terence Crutcher&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the shooting&comma; which took place back in September of 2016&comma; Shelby can be seen on from the footage of a helicopter as she pulled Crutcher over&period; She can also be seen fatally shooting Crutcher&comma; who was unarmed&comma; while he stood with his hands up in the air&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;sections&sol;thetwo-way&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;18&sol;528915380&sol;tulsa-police-officer-is-found-not-guilty-in-death-of-terence-crutcher">NPR<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; after the verdict was announced&comma; Crutcher’s father&comma; Joseph&comma; said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Let it be known that I believe in my heart that Betty Shelby got away with murder&comma; and I don&&num;8217&semi;t know what was in the mind of that jury&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to NPR&comma; after the verdict was announced&comma; Crutcher’s father said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Let it be known that I believe in my heart that Betty Shelby got away with murder&comma; and I don&&num;8217&semi;t know what was in the mind of that jury&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the trial&comma; Crutcher’s twin sister Tiffany reportedly said that it was clear that the Tulsa police department was covering for Shelby&comma; and that in the footage from the killing&comma; police seemed more concerned for her instead of her brother who had been shot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It didn’t take long before social media was filled with their thoughts following the verdict&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Check out a few tweets below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28495" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;4422-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;4422" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28496" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;4423-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;4423" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28497" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;4424-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;4424" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28498" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;4425-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;4425" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;sections&sol;thetwo-way&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;18&sol;528915380&sol;tulsa-police-officer-is-found-not-guilty-in-death-of-terence-crutcher"> http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;sections&sol;thetwo-way&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;18&sol;528915380&sol;tulsa-police-officer-is-found-not-guilty-in-death-of-terence-crutcher<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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