> You made that up. <
No. There is audio of the stop. Of course, audio can be doctored. So one can never be sure.
> Reaching for anything but the steering wheel when a cop pointing a gun at you is yelling keep your hands on the wheel is decidedly bad for your health. <
You betcha. The problem here is that Castile was given conflicting orders. He got confused.
> At that point your skin color has little bearing as his finger is on the trigger, and bullets are color blind <
Again, you betcha. A number of years ago, a white guy was shopping in a large store (a WalMart?). He was carrying concealed legally. Another shopper saw his gun, got frightened, and called the police. The police gave the man conflicting orders. The man got confused and made a “suspicious” move. The cops shot him to death.
I believe that happened in Nevada, but I could be wrong. Maybe some Freeper in the know can provide a link.
Anyway, innocent people should not die just because they get confused under pressure. There has got to be a better way.
It was a Costco. The guy killed was Erik Scott. He was a West Point graduate and Army veteran. He was killed because some idiot in the store saw his LEGALLY carried firearm (which was accidentally exposed) and freaked out.
Have to agree with you. However I suspect the rasa hairstyle set the cop to defensive mode. Have to trust the jury though till the whole story gets out.