bfl
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.
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!...”
Did he actually have a CCP?
Typical distorted nonsense from a left wing source.
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.
This is the second time today I heave seen this sentiment.
What does the NRA have to do with this situation?
The right to bear arms isn’t as important to some as the compulsion to stand behind the government whenever it murders someone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Or maybe, just maybe, Castile is dead because he was under the influence of mind-altering drugs.
Castille's girlfriend's Facebook Livestream of the aftermath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WkTURRuDZ0>/a>
Nice try.
KING: Philando Castile verdict a painful result of laws rigged to protect cops
Shaun King
New York Daily News
June 16, 2017
If I’m not mistaken even though he was found not guilty he was let go from the police force.
Castillo is dead cuausse he wa underr the influnce of maijuana & drid not followorders from the cop
Castillo is dead cuausse he wa underr the influnce of maijuana & drid not followorders from the cop