Ridiculous Police News (Specific events)

[6souls]

Did they ever release the dashcam footage?

They are holding off from releasing the footage to keep from inciting the public.

[Melena]

there's video of it? I only watched the facebook stream which starts after he's already shot. Can't find a body cam video, is that what you're referring to, mel?

hmm, I'd like to see the video mel saw because from reading what the girlfriend said and the cop said it really seems like castle was simultaneously complying to the officer's "let me see your x" and saying he had a firearm

in which case... it's kind of suicide by cop? It takes only a moment from grabbing a concealed gun to revealing it and firing

I was mistaken. I thought the facebook feed started prior. But the other facts as stated by both sides also match up as far as what happened and in what order.

[NynJa]

They are holding off from releasing the footage to keep from inciting the public.

1-Thats a bit too late
2-If theyre afraid it would incite the public, then that shows the cop fucked up.

[6souls]

1-Thats a bit too late
2-If theyre afraid it would incite the public, then that shows the cop fucked up.

The judge refused the jury's request for a transcript of both of the videos for them to review. They had to go by simply what they saw.
There were two holdouts in the jury, that's why it took 4 days to come to a decision.

[archibaldcrane]

I mean

c'mon

"Two occupants just look like people who were involved in a robbery," he said. "The driver looks more like one of our suspects, just because of the wide-set nose."

He was pulled over at least 46 times in his life, and when you see the ultra-flimsy racist-as-fuck justification the officer gave to the dispatcher on his radio for the final stop, it's not particularly surprising how that happened.

[Thunder]

1-Thats a bit too late
2-If theyre afraid it would incite the public, then that shows the cop fucked up.

Eh, a dashcam vid wouldn't have audio of the cop asking for the man's license, right? (legitimately don't know if they have audio)

and we wouldn't see mr castile's reaction, what he said, his 'reaching', etc

but we sure as hell would see the officer firing into the car

I see how even if it went down how I'm reading it went down it would do nothing but incite the public

[archibaldcrane]

And it's like, when a cop is doing pretty blatant on-its-face racist shit like that, and then a minute later says he's afraid for his life because of a black guy reaching somewhere, it's hard not to think that the cop's racism is contributing to his fear.

It's almost as if being racist is a valid defense for shooting someone if you're a cop. "I was afraid for my life" (because I'm racist and think black people are violent) is the only reason this guy got off.

[kuronosan]

This decision is stupid. "I was afraid".

Well, don't be a racist pile of shit. Then you won't create situations where you are a police officer who shoots at their own shadow.

[Fiye]

Sorry America is racist.

[6souls]

Dashcam video will be released later today.

[TsingTao]

Long overdue.

[Yuri-G]

Dashcam video will be released later today.

Minneapolis gon' burn tonight.

[6souls]

[6souls]

Damn.

[Yuri-G]

that is manslaughter at best. no clue what the jury was thinking.

[Melena]

Wow, he literally just pulled and shot, i don't even have words for this.

[6souls]

that is manslaughter at best. no clue what the jury was thinking.

Jury got it right, unfortunately. MN law for cops only had to prove that the officer was afraid for his life at the time of the incident.

[Yuri-G]

That law needs to be changed.


Also, I don't think it's reasonable to assume you are afraid for your life when a person calmly and politely informs you - which is NOT legally necessary - that they have a concealed weapon, even if you think they might be reaching for it. The man who is going to shoot you isn't going to politely inform you beforehand that he has a gun.

[Thunder]

am I hearing this correctly?

after asking for id/insurance and receiving something,
philando: sir i have to tell you i do have a firearm on me
cop: ok, don't reach for it though (gun is getting drawn/hand on gun)
cop: don't pull it out
philando: imma have to pull it out
cop: don't pull it out (reaches into the car with left hand, then pulls back and fires)

so philando had (best case scenario) his gun blocking access to either his id/insurance and.. did what he did?

idk how this is such a heinous act

[Fiye]

He's pulling out his ID. Cop was so afraid any movement towards his wallet was thought as his gun.