This says it all...no need to post the rest of the article: God Help America

[sheshe2]

‘God Help America’: Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Speaks Out After Cop’s Acquittal

“My boyfriend, Philando Castile, was pulled over because, per officer Yanez, he had a wide nose and looked like a suspect,” she said, according to KSTP producer Ben Rodgers. “It is a sad state of affairs when this type of criminal conduct is condoned simply because Yanez is a policeman. God help America.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/god-help-america-philando-castiles-girlfriend-speaks-out-after-cops-acquittal_us_59444091e4b06bb7d2732159

"He had a wide nose and looked like a suspect." Translation: HE WAS BLACK.

[rogue emissary]

1. From the article

At least 82 officers across the country have faced murder or manslaughter charges for on-duty shootings since the beginning of 2005, according to research from Philip Stinson, an associate professor of criminology at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University. Just 29 of those cases have ended in conviction, although a number are still pending. No officer has been convicted so far this year.

Juries have shown time and time again that they’re “not willing to second-guess officers who get on the stand and testify at their own trial in their own defense that he or she thought that they were gonna get killed and that’s why they used deadly force,” Stinson said.

Stinson said police kill around 1,000 civilians each year, and that verdicts like the one in Yanez’s case suggest the legal system may be willing to accept that these casualties are “just the cost of doing business.”
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What I don't understand is why anyone would accept that cost. By letting these officers off they're saying their fine with police getting away with murder.

[sheshe2]

2. I find it interesting that the 'Peace Officer'

...said he looked like A SUSPECT...NOT THE SUSPECT!

They are indeed getting away with murder when the suspect is black.

[rogue emissary]

3. The infuriating part is Yanez's reason for pulling Castile over.

{Yanez said he pulled Castile's car over because the driver gave him a "deer in the headlights" look when he drove past. The officer said he was on alert for a pair of suspects in a convenience store robbery and thought Castile resembled one of the suspects.}

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-philando-castile-trial-20170609-story.html

Apparently, he looked like a suspect equals a "deer in the headlights" look. Now we have to monitor how we look at officers or to be more actuate. We are still having to practice the two faces.

[mtngirl47]

4. The real infuriating part is the fact that Castile

had been stopped 52 times by police in recent years.

Profiling. No question about it.

[sheshe2]

8. Exactly right, mtngirl.

[Scruffy1]

11. I live a short distance from where it occurred.

The little burb of Falcon Heights is some kind of weird joke. About 5000 people and a convenience store. I drive there all the time as it is the easiest way to get from St. Paul to my house. The police from St. Anthony ( A slightly larger joke) who patrol it main activity consists of driving up and down Larpenteur Avenue, which is a major street that runs through it. When they get to end of the mile or so stretch they make U turn and go back. Whether out of boredom or revenue they are notorious for micky mouse stops. I always give my check your equipment before you leave home speech to my black friends, but I know they are going to get pulled over anyway for driving while black. The institutional racism in this country is so deep and pernicious it defies description. I remember when I was young traveling with an older black friend of mine who had a decent car to get from gig to gig. He would pretend he was my chauffeur sometimes., and I was only along to handle his gear help out, occasionally to play with one of the best men I have ever known.
As far as probable cause to pull you over, I've had a cop give me a ticket for not stopping for a stop sign after I had had stopped and waited for four or five cars. Another time I was pulled over for "erratic" driving coming home rom a church. Both times I had black passengers. I could just scream, but my black friends just roll with it. I was married to an AA woman for a long time and she had no anger about, but I do. It's time for all of us white folk to look in the mirror and realize we are part of the problem. We are willing to accept the benefits of white privilege but not the guilt.

[DK504]

5. He has been stopped 52 times??????

WTF!!!! No police harassment there, right? FUCK!!!!!

"He had a wide nose and looked like a suspect." Translation: HE WAS BLACK. "

A cop actually said that - out loud? On the witness stand? Jesus.

[sheshe2]

6. ...

http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/philando-castile-armed-robbery-robber-suspect-stopped-police-dispatch-audio-scanner-traffic-reports-listen-jeronimo-yanez-broken-taillight-traffic-why-pulled-him-over-nose-record-criminal-history-arre/

[sheshe2]

7. It is called profiling.

[still_one]

9. All of those stops were for MINOR offsenses, such as driving without a muffler

not wearing a seat belt, speeding etc. More than half of those MINOR violations were dismissed.

There is no doubt this was racial profiling

This was a miscarriage of justice. I hope the family files a civil suit. His civil rights were violated

[sheshe2]

10. Profiling. Yes.

The cop? Just another racist with a gun that will kill a black man without cause.

Sad really. Just another notch in their belt.

[still_one]

12. No question about it, and the stats back that up. This pattern has gone on for far too long

The Civil Rights Act needs to be revisited, and address this, and abuses by police

[sheshe2]

18. It will never happen with Jeff in charge.

He is KKK and hates black people, all people of color. He is doing his best to take away any safety nets Obama and Holder tried to put in place. Jeff and Dump want to give police free rein to kill freely WITHOUT CULPABILITY!

[still_one]

19. I know. Congress would have to do it anyway, and currently that isn't going to happen

either

[sheshe2]

20. NOT ONE OF THEM GIVES A SHIT!

Not one.

[still_one]

21. There are a few in Congress, but for the most part you are correct I am sorry to say

[sheshe2]

22. Yes.

Democrats...not one Republican.

[still_one]

23. yes, SOME Democrats, and NOT ONE republican.

[Duppers]

13. Omfg.

[sheshe2]

14. Yup.

[cwydro]

15. I'm really amazed there's not been more backlash to this verdict.

I'm glad Yanez was fired, but I'm quite sure he'll have no problem getting another job.

I could not believe this verdict; I really thought this would be one that would show justice.

[sheshe2]

16. I don't have much faith in justice when it is a blackman...

profiled by a passing cop car. He knew what he would do before he even stopped the car.

The verdict is beneath contempt. Only two non white jurors. It was done before it even started.

Their was a four year old child in that car, I read the officer shot seven fugging times!

[Me.]

17. Condolences To His Girlfriend & Family

[JustAnotherGen]

24. But Sheshe

It's not "right" to have anger or frustration in one's words not only about Mr. Castle - but about the situation in general.

If only we were nicer and didn't point fingers or trash AmeriKKKa these things could be discussed.

End of sarcasm -
This is why this Group is so silent at DU. It's a waste of time.

[sheshe2]

26. I know, JAG...I know.

[lillypaddle]

25. Sickening

So fucking sick of this racist bullshit! Goddamn them!