it was a possible suspect in an armed robbery it was not a hot call for something that just happened with a vehicle description, yes i would not do a complete felony stop with ordering them out of the car one at a time a gunpoint onto the ground on a mere suspicion/probable cause.. a hot stop yes. if they ran when red lighted then full felony stop.
I see, so you as an officer just saw this person prior to the stop, who fit the description of an armed robbery suspect, and there was another unknown adult occupant, you’d just stroll up to the window and ask for the registration? Not me.
Or are you suggesting the officer used a pretext and told Castile he was stopped simply for a taillight infraction? If so would the officer not have been in a highly tense, keyed in state, with the driver having absolutely no idea he was suddenly a “Possible armed robbery suspect?
If this scenario is accurate, Castile probably had no idea he was 1 second from death with even the slightest wrong move. See what I mean about playing it safe with traffic stops?
Hey, how many people on this site had Castile totally guilty describing him as Blood or a Crip with no CW permit?
I’d estimate dozens.
There seem to be lots people offering up their preconceived biased distorted opinions and comments.
Ya gotta be careful.