The attorney representing the officer who shot Castile is talking about the audio and video in the hands of the police; his client would be in a position to know. Why would he bring up audio and video that incriminate his client? Lawyers sometimes play odd games, but this is a point to ponder.
It’s entirely possible that the police are hiding something, and your “felony stop” angle is an interesting observation. But I think the current PC climate leaves “upper management” of police and cities afraid of inflaming the mob by “attacking the victim” by defending themselves. They want things to calm down over time, as well as to make sure they look at all angles before putting too much out there, and to let fake witnesses, if any, put themselves on record with provable lies before releasing evidence. Reynold’s attorney would love to see what hard evidence the cops have; he’s had to muzzle his client in the meanwhile.
I agree with your read on it.
By the time all the facts are known in this case, if ever, the Left will have long since moved on to their latest martyr for socialist injustice, an islamic that got caught poisoning a city water supply or some such.
Since they cops have yet to release any audio/video, had the officers attorney even see it at that point? Or was he just informed there was audio/video by his client? I don’t know.
I am thinking when asked for Castile’s ID he started reaching down for the ID, while telling the cops he had a gun/CW. Things could have went bad right there. Did Castile react fast enough to “don’t move hands up” after being asked to produce his ID? I don’t know. Just speculating.
And regarding your comment, “current PC climate leaves “upper management”...I agree, however, as you’re probably aware, felony traffic stops were developed and desiged to protect not only the vehicle occupants but the officers as well. Was PC in the mix here? I don’t know.