Rev. Al slaps Tulsa police

THE OFFICER who killed an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Okla., isn’t the only one who should face charges, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Saturday.

Addressing the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, Sharpton chided cops who were overheard saying the father of four looked like a “bad dude” before he was fatally shot by Officer Betty Shelby.

Sharpton is headed to Tulsa this week to lead a rally.

“One of the things I want to raise Tuesday in Tulsa is what about the other police that were at the scene?” an incredulous Sharpton asked at his National Action Network’s Harlem headquarters. “What about the police in the helicopter? Do they face criminal or disciplinary action?”

Shelby (photo l.) was charged Thursday with first-degree manslaughter after shooting Crutcher (photo r.) once in the chest as he approached his SUV with his arms raised. The incident was caught on police helicopter and dashcam video.

“What about the police in the helicopter who said, ‘He looks like a bad dude?’ Well what does a bad dude look like?” Sharpton asked. “He’s walking down the road with his hands up, on video. What about that makes him a bad dude? Well, I’ll tell you what, Tulsa. On Tuesday, a bad dude is coming to town.” Sharpton vowed to fight for change. “We are going to change policing in this country,” he said. “I don’t care how long it takes.”

The activist was joined Saturday by relatives of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after being put in a chokehold by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Sharpton also addressed the protests that have rocked Charlotte, N.C., following the fatal shooting of a black man by a cop there. Officials contend that the 43-year-old victim, Keith Scott, was carrying a gun. His family has denied that he had a weapon.

Video of the shooting taken by witnesses doesn’t show whether or not the man was armed. Charlotte police Saturday released dashcam and body cam videos of the shooting.

Scott’s death sparked three nights of fiery protests as his relatives and activists called on cops to release footage of the shooting. Sharpton said such demonstrations are not about race, but about accountability and justice.

“We don’t march against white cops,” he said. “We march against wrong cops.”

Sharpton noted that the cop who shot Scott was black.