Through Daniel Johnson
June 14, 2025
In 2024, the Department was reportedly also confronted with control of the use of non-dead force on black residents of Tulsa.
Kemonte Hampton, a resident of Tulsa County who was hit by a police cruiser, while officers tried to hold him because he had blocked an officer in April 2025, continues with a jury rights say against the Tulsa police. Hampton appeared before the court on 12 June, where a Tulsa County judge ruled that his case would continue for a jury of his colleagues.
According to Attackwho for the body and dashboard images of Hampton’s arrest, the images they have asked obtained Shows a patrol car that rolls over Hampton while trying to arrest him.
According to the report that the police gave, they called for back -up because Hampton tried to flee after they tried to ask him about possible Jaywalking near a crossroads in the neighborhood, but since the film was released to the public, there has been a healthy debate about the police tactics.
As the video shows, officers did not try to offer immediate medical care, but continued to try to arrest Hampton, which probably led him to protest against the officers: “You have just driven me,” that can be heard in the video.
Although the police say that Hampton’s injuries are small, some have wondered why the police pulled his arms before he checked whether he was injured by the quirky police cruiser, who should have been in the park when Hampton was approached by the officers.
However, others quickly pointed out that Hampton should not have walked. Hampton had previously indicated that he was willing to share his side of the story, but was advised differently by his lawyer.
In the meantime, the police justified their actions by saying that they had received complaints about violent crime, and the likely reason to retain Hampton could have been used to ask for other crimes. Jaywalking, in the eyes of the general public, is, however largely considered a non -violent, victimless crime.
The process, which was established on October 20, will probably place the activities of the Tulsa Police Department, among other things, comparable to how the shooting at Terence Crutcher did by former officer Betty Shelby in 2016.
As the police of Tulsa Richard Meulenberg said Channel 2 News“Is Jaywalking a small violation? Yes. But it comes to the demands of the community that says:” Hey, we have big crimes – do something here. “
That public control, according to The Black Wall Street Times” could come directly from the mayor’s officeAccording to a response that the outlet received from Tulsa’s Public Safety Commissioner, Laurel Roberts.
“As with every police incident, we must confirm our dedication to transparency and responsibility. Immediately after the incident an internal assessment was launched and I will be busy assessing the direction of Mayor Nichols,” said Roberts. “Our police officers are entrusted to protecting the public, and that trust will be confirmed by integrity and respect for all members of our community.”
According to Tulsa Public Radioin 2024, The department was also confronted with control of the use of non-dead power on black residents from Tulsa. Although black inhabitants make up 15% of the population of Tulsa, they accounted for almost half, 48.2% to be precise, of the non-dead power that is performed on the citizens of Tulsa.
Nichols is in particular the first black mayor of Tulsa, and according to data from mapping police violence, the Tulsa Police Department has the fourth highest percentage of police killings per million people between 2013 and 2025.
As part of his campaign blade during the mayor of 2024, Nichols promised to improve both the crime percentage of the city and the trust between law enforcement and the inhabitants of the city. Depending on the response of his office to the outcome, this case can give an early test of how well he realizes those promises.
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