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1 posted on 06/21/2017 9:19:41 AM PDT by deplorableindc
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bfl


2 posted on 06/21/2017 9:20:53 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: deplorableindc

"Had Castile been less forthcoming, he would still be alive."
Had he followed the instructions that was being screamed at him by the LEO, he would still be alive.
3 posted on 06/21/2017 9:22:47 AM PDT by Souled_Out (Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.)
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To: deplorableindc

Wasn’t this guy driving under the influence?

Can’t see that the NRA would want to get behind the cause of a dead pothead.


4 posted on 06/21/2017 9:22:56 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: deplorableindc

Castile’s biggest problem was “carrying while stoned”.

Had he stopped moving when the officer told him to stop reaching he’d be alive today.

Does that mean the officer was without fault? No, but you can’t rely on the officer not freaking out if you continue to move after the officer shouts “don’t!...”


5 posted on 06/21/2017 9:24:00 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: deplorableindc

Did he actually have a CCP?


6 posted on 06/21/2017 9:24:12 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: deplorableindc

Typical distorted nonsense from a left wing source.


7 posted on 06/21/2017 9:24:26 AM PDT by Bayan
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To: deplorableindc

I don’t think the NRA (whom I am a supporter of) should inject themselves into controversies involving (possible) police misconduct. It’s not part of their mission as far as I can see and it would appear to be potentially counter-productive to their mission. We don’t expect a statement from Triple A every time a drunk driver kills someone.


9 posted on 06/21/2017 9:27:29 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: deplorableindc

This is the second time today I heave seen this sentiment.

What does the NRA have to do with this situation?


10 posted on 06/21/2017 9:27:32 AM PDT by day10 (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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To: deplorableindc

The right to bear arms isn’t as important to some as the compulsion to stand behind the government whenever it murders someone.


11 posted on 06/21/2017 9:28:54 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: deplorableindc

At the time of the incident, I remember thinking that it was almost as if his girlfriend wanted it to happen... She did some very odd things on social media in the immediate aftermath, as I recall.


12 posted on 06/21/2017 9:28:58 AM PDT by IncPen (Progressivism is in perpetual need of an enemy against which to refresh its outrage.)
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To: deplorableindc

I am not convinced we know what happened in that shooting.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/us/police-shooting-castile-trial-video.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_J3sYIgvUE

The dashcam video does not show what Castile was doing, but it does not sound like the cop wanted him to reach anywhere after hearing Castile had a gun. The video inside the car started after the shooting - it’s quite a performance but it does not tell us what triggered the shooting. In the gap between Yanez asking for Castile’s driver’s license and insurance, Castile says he has a gun and is then told not to reach for it.

The problem is that “I have a gun” pretty much clears any normal cop’s mind of the fact that the cop just asked for license and insurance. In that situation, I would have put both hands on the dashboard before informing the cop that I had a permit and a weapon, and said that I was not going to move my hands until he told me exactly what he wanted me to do. Then any movements would have been ostentatiously slow. Give the cop complete control to reduce his nervousness.

With no view of what movement Castile made inside the car that triggered the shooting, I don’t think we know whether the shooting was justified. The jury voted for at least reasonable doubt, and it’s hard to argue with that. The police department no longer employs him, and it’s hard to argue with that also.


25 posted on 06/21/2017 10:06:29 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: deplorableindc; big'ol_freeper; Impy; SevenofNine; Cletus.D.Yokel; Rummyfan; Liberty Valance; ...
Re: The NRA Shuns a Second Amendment Martyr

Horse Manure and the Manure Fork... you dish it out with--

If Philando Castile had listened to what the police officer was saying ("Don't pull it out!")... he would be alive today.

27 posted on 06/21/2017 10:10:11 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: deplorableindc

The process that I have always understood is that you get your license AND your CCW permit BEFORE the cop gets to your car. You put both hands on the wheel and hold your cards in your left hand. When he gets to your window you give him your ID and CCW and put both hands back on the wheel. If he doesn’t immediately ask if you are carrying, tell him, “I have my CCW and I am carrying in pocket/on my hip/at 4:00/etc...”

If this guy would have done it like that he would be alive.


36 posted on 06/21/2017 10:28:56 AM PDT by nitzy
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To: deplorableindc
The verdict also sends a chilling message to gun owners, since Castile is dead because he exercised his constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Or maybe, just maybe, Castile is dead because he was under the influence of mind-altering drugs.

40 posted on 06/21/2017 10:33:16 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: deplorableindc
Dash Cam of the stop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwTnQP2kDU

Castille's girlfriend's Facebook Livestream of the aftermath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WkTURRuDZ0>/a>

41 posted on 06/21/2017 10:36:41 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: deplorableindc

Nice try.


46 posted on 06/21/2017 10:43:12 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: deplorableindc; All

KING: Philando Castile verdict a painful result of laws rigged to protect cops

Shaun King
New York Daily News
June 16, 2017

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-castile-verdict-painful-result-laws-rigged-guard-cops-article-1.3253817


68 posted on 06/21/2017 12:50:01 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: deplorableindc

If I’m not mistaken even though he was found not guilty he was let go from the police force.


79 posted on 06/22/2017 11:34:09 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: deplorableindc

Castillo is dead cuausse he wa underr the influnce of maijuana & drid not followorders from the cop


82 posted on 06/26/2017 11:46:56 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: deplorableindc

Castillo is dead cuausse he wa underr the influnce of maijuana & drid not followorders from the cop


83 posted on 06/26/2017 11:47:05 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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