‘Concealed carrier’s worst nightmare’: Officer acquitted in death of Philando Castile
It's supposed to be a badge, not a license to kill. https://t.co/xz0XWFEK3W
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) June 16, 2017
Last July, 32-year-old Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop. Castilehad told Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who pulled him over, that he was licensed to carry and that he had a firearm on him at the time.
Today, Officer Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter in Castile’s death:
Breaking: Minn. officer acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Philando Castile during traffic stop https://t.co/9SEZMigjsr
— Tom Jackman (@TomJackmanWP) June 16, 2017
More from the Washington Post:
The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop was acquitted on all charges by a jury Friday, a decision that came nearly a year after the encounter was partially streamed online before a rapt nation in the midst of a painful reckoning over shootings by law enforcement. Officer Jeronimo Yanez pulled over Castile inFalcon Heights, a suburb near Minneapolis and St. Paul, and the officer later said he thought Castile matched the description of a suspect in a recent robbery. The stop quickly escalated. Yanez fired into the car, saying later he thought Castile was going for his gun, something disputed by Castiles girlfriend [Diamond Reynolds], who began filming the aftermath with her phone. … In Minnesota, Reynolds calmly documented what happened after Yanez shot Castile, 32, a popular cafeteria worker at a local school. She explained into her phone that Castile was licensed to carry a firearm, and that he had told the officer that before reaching for his wallet. …
Yanez approached the car window and asked Castile for his license and proof of insurance, which the driver handed over, the complaint states.Castile also told Yanez he had a firearm on him, and seconds later, the officer told the driver not to pull out the gun. Castile said he was not taking out the gun, which Reynolds echoed. Yanez screamed, Dont pull it out and pulled his own gun out, firing seven shots at Castile, the complaint states.
The news has been greeted with near-universal shock and disgust:
Unbelievable. https://t.co/xQFWVm9NHU
— Heather (@hboulware) June 16, 2017
My heart breaks for the family of #PhilandoCastile. Acquittal of police officer, in this particular case, was wrong.
— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) June 16, 2017
This is appalling. Every. Time.
— EpiBen (@wellsbe) June 16, 2017
Pathetic. And I wish I had had any sort of confidence that it wouldn't have turned out like this. But I didn't.
— Jeff Wolff (@PinkHillProps) June 16, 2017
This has to fucking stop. https://t.co/g1gaGOkIlc
— Carol Hartsell (@carolrhartsell) June 16, 2017
Fuck this
— Mad Praxis (@incompl) June 16, 2017
From what I know of the case, this is an unjust verdict. https://t.co/w6WDMEk9Si
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 16, 2017
I gotta say… the facts of this case are pretty cut & dry & well known. Not sure how this shoot is seen as justified by the jury. https://t.co/1ZoEDIn0kt
— EducatdHillbilly (@RobProvince) June 16, 2017
I'm just stunned. This guy hadn't robbed a convenience store. He wasn't driving a stolen car. He didn't fight the cop.
— EducatdHillbilly (@RobProvince) June 16, 2017
He was pulled over Told the cop he had a CCW Followed every command.
— EducatdHillbilly (@RobProvince) June 16, 2017
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