http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/17/1378362/-Tulsa-Deputy-Bob-Bates-begins-media-offensive-by-lying-on-The-Today-Show?detail=email
Bob Bates, the 73-year-old Tulsa reserve deputy who was recently arrested for shooting and killing 44-year-old Eric Harris, gave his first public interview on Friday morning with Matt Lauer of the Today Show. The man is clearly getting terrible legal advice. Allowed to ramble on, Bates not only physically demonstrated for Matt Lauer just how ridiculous it was to confuse his firearm with a Taser (see the video below the fold), but he continued to advance a central lie about his training.
In speaking with Lauer, Bates said that the only person who is claiming his training records were falsified is a police officer who is currently in prison for murder. This isn't true. Cole Crittenden, a former professional wrestler turned Tulsa cop, is in jail for murder right now. It was actually Cole Crittenden who signed off on the training records for Bates—which should raise suspicion all by itself.
However, I contacted Dylan Goforth, a reporter with the Tulsa World newspaper that broke the story on officers being disciplines and reassigned when they refused to falsify records for Bates. Goforth said that Crittenden is not the newspaper's source, but current employees of the Tulsa Sheriff's Office who are extremely afraid for their safety are the sources for the information.
i wrote in another post he had to know the difference in weight of the two weapons, then when he showed where they were holstered it should have set off red flags as to his competency and all who were instrumental in getting him approved. only he had records of training and qualifications, police well the guy who was in charge isn't employed there any longer so did he take it home or destroy them or holding back now because they would easily be identified as falsified? the guys rich easy to pay for and get documents and validation from those beholden to you for the shiny new police toys and ultimately if you are defending thinks like you too.
my first thought is this guy won't do time he's a big wig there but if they ever wanted to show justice unfettered they would convict his age should e considered but claims of mental deficiency only makes those who propped him up as complicit to the appeasing of a rich guy and his fantasy of being Elliot Ness.
