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Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty[W:456]

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Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty

St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN)Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter Friday.

He also was acquitted of two counts of intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety.
Castile's death garnered widespread attention after his girlfriend broadcast the shooting's aftermath on Facebook Live.
Several members of the Castile family screamed profanities and cried after the verdicts were announced, despite warnings from the judge that everyone in the courtroom should remain composed.

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Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty​


This is good news.
 
As he should have been. Easy case.
 
Excon said:
Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty

St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN)Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter Friday.

He also was acquitted of two counts of intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety.
Castile's death garnered widespread attention after his girlfriend broadcast the shooting's aftermath on Facebook Live.
Several members of the Castile family screamed profanities and cried after the verdicts were announced, despite warnings from the judge that everyone in the courtroom should remain composed.

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Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty​


This is good news.
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Very good news! Tilting a beer right now!
 
Excon said:
Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty

St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN)Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter Friday.

He also was acquitted of two counts of intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety.
Castile's death garnered widespread attention after his girlfriend broadcast the shooting's aftermath on Facebook Live.
Several members of the Castile family screamed profanities and cried after the verdicts were announced, despite warnings from the judge that everyone in the courtroom should remain composed.

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Officer who shot Philando Castile found not guilty​


This is good news.
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CALLED IT!!!! Cops can literally get away with murder and thrill kills and still be exonerated!
 
This was pretty clear. It's nice to see the justice system working the way it should.
 
reinoe said:
CALLED IT!!!! Cops can literally get away with murder and thrill kills and still be exonerated!
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Officer shooting a guy who was high who reached for his gun despite being told not to is a murderer. Sure.
 
reinoe said:
CALLED IT!!!! Cops can literally get away with murder and thrill kills and still be exonerated!
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If "murder" and "thrill kills" is what you called, you clearly got it wrong.
 
No surprise to see a fascist circle jerk after this trigger happy cop's "exoneration".
 
RickJames3000 said:
No surprise to see a fascist circle jerk after this trigger happy cop's "exoneration".
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No one here is involved in your delusional nonsense.




Slingshot Bob said:
Not if you own a liquor store in the area, board up the windows and chain the doors!
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Oy vey!

Okay.
This is good news for him.
This is good news for Police doing their jobs like they are supposed to.
Better?
 
Isn't this the one where he shot the guy on Facebook live? The guy who had a lisence to carry?
 
Higgins86 said:
Isn't this the one where he shot the guy on Facebook live? The guy who had a lisence to carry?
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Yep. This is the one where the guy told the cop he had a gun, the cop told him to reach for an I.D., and when he complied the officer shot him multiple times. This is classic cop hiding behind "I thought he had a gun" after the guy complied with the officer's directives. That's what some officers do: order someone to do something and when they comply, use that as a pretext to shoot a person.

It happens with some frequency.
South Carolina Officer orders man to get license and then shoots him when he complies.
 
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phattonez said:
Officer shooting a guy who was high who reached for his gun despite being told not to is a murderer. Sure.
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Plenty of "cases" out there where they shoot unarmed black folk, even when they're running away. Everyone knows what this society is, some twisted folks are just ok with it.
 
I'd be interested in hearing all of the evidence. If it was just "Guy did everything right when getting stopped by a cop - cop shoots him anyway" then the cop would've been found guilty. That a jury of 12 people unanimously decided he was not guilty, it makes me think there's more to the story.
 
reinoe said:
Yep. This is the one where the guy told the cop he had a gun, the cop told him to reach for an I.D., and when he complied the officer shot him multiple times. This is classic cop hiding behind "I thought he had a gun" after the guy complied with the officer's directives. That's what some officers do: order someone to do something and when they comply, use that as a pretext to shoot a person.

It happens with some frequency.
South Carolina Officer orders man to get license and then shoots him when he complies.
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Pulled him over on the presumption he was a wanted robber in the area as well from what I remember. Absolutely staggering to me that he's got away with that. I remember when that happened it seemed like an easy prosecution for once...crazy
 
Higgins86 said:
Isn't this the one where he shot the guy on Facebook live? The guy who had a lisence to carry?
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No. This is the one where the immediate aftermath was recorded by his girlfriend while she was still sitting in the car.
Which is probably the one you meant.

License to carry? Yes.
Yet still did not follow the Officers directions.

As for that license to carry?
He would not have had it had they known about his drug history.
 
reinoe said:
Yep. This is the one where the guy told the cop he had a gun, the cop told him to reach for an I.D., and when he complied the officer shot him multiple times. This is classic cop hiding behind "I thought he had a gun" after the guy complied with the officer's directives. That's what some officers do: order someone to do something and when they comply, use that as a pretext to shoot a person.

It happens with some frequency.
South Carolina Officer orders man to get license and then shoots him when he complies.
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You are spreading a false narrative.
 
Josie said:
I'd be interested in hearing all of the evidence. If it was just "Guy did everything right when getting stopped by a cop - cop shoots him anyway" then the cop would've been found guilty. That a jury of 12 people unanimously decided he was not guilty, it makes me think there's more to the story.
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There is certainly more to the story of your for profit prison/legal system.
 
Excon said:
You are spreading a false narrative.
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The only narrative you're open to is anytime a black person gets killed by a white person, especially a cop, he had it coming. Very Sean Hannityish.
 
Josie said:
I'd be interested in hearing all of the evidence. If it was just "Guy did everything right when getting stopped by a cop - cop shoots him anyway" then the cop would've been found guilty. That a jury of 12 people unanimously decided he was not guilty, it makes me think there's more to the story.
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There are four older threads on this forum regarding the case.
They contain the known information and I did not here any that wasn't known reported by those attending.

Here is a link to the longest one.
https://www.debatepolitics.com/brea...-traffic-stop-aftermath-broadcast-facebo.html
 
Fenton Lum said:
The only narrative you're open to is anytime a black person gets killed by a white person, especially a cop, he had it coming. Very Sean Hannityish.
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And you have somehow ascertained such delusional nonsense in the very few days you have been a member. Interesting.

Besides your reply being delusional nonsense, I smell hosiery.
 
Excon said:
No. This is the one where the immediate aftermath was recorded by his girlfriend while she was still sitting in the car.
Which is probably the one you meant.

License to carry? Yes.
Yet still did not follow the Officers directions.

As for that license to carry?
He would not have had it had they known about his drug history.
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Sure.

Apparently having a "drug history" now gives the police justification to shoot you down in cold blood in front of your girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter... especially if you are driving while black after someone else (with a "broad nose", like you) robbed a convenience store in the same town four days previously.

You're an enabler.
 
Excon said:
No. This is the one where the immediate aftermath was recorded by his girlfriend while she was still sitting in the car.
Which is probably the one you meant.

License to carry? Yes.
Yet still did not follow the Officers directions.

As for that license to carry?
He would not have had it had they known about his drug history.
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Doesn't that speak to a larger problem with how you vet gun owners?

Also having rewatched the video I don't see why the officer could not of backed up if he felt in danger, he had the tactical advantage given the fact the guy was seated and not not yet drawn his firearm.
 
Excon said:
And you have somehow ascertained such delusional nonsense in the very few days you have been a member. Interesting.

Besides your reply being delusional nonsense, I smell hosiery.
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Your posts speak for themselves.
 
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