By now, you've surely seen the shocking video of Eric Harris dying after being accidentally shot by some part-time Barney Fife Oklahoma deputy. If you're like me, your first thought upon seeing this video was "NO. WAY."
Thanks, Oklahoma. Anytime this stuff happens, it hurts. This one hurts even more because Oklahoma is my home. No matter where I go in this world, no matter what I do, Oklahoma is tatted on my back. I never take that for granted. And every time some dumb shit happen in Oklahoma, I have to tell the people "That’s an isolated incident. Oklahoma is not like that. I promise.”
Well, Oklahoma, thanks for making me look like an idiot. No matter how well I treat Oklahoma, it always finds a way to shoot me in the back. It always finds a way to make me a liar. Maybe I should change what I say to “Yeah man it’s fucking stupid up there, glad I got out.”
This incident is absolutely disgusting. Even more so, is the reasoning behind it. HOW DO YOU MISTAKE A TASER FOR A GUN? Hold on, let me rephrase that: HOW DO YOU, A POLICE OFFICER WITH AMPLE TASER/GUN TRAINING, MISTAKE A TASER FOR A GUN? Actually, let me rephrase again: HOW DO YOU, A PART-TIME DEPUTY WHO ONLY GOT THIS GIG BECAUSE HE DONATED MONEY AND GUNS TO THE SHERIFF MISTAKE A TASER FOR A GUN?
Even more mind-blowing than the shooting was how the cops reacted...