Another black man dies in police shooting, this time Minnesota
A Minnesota man has died after a police shooting on Wednesday night in an incident broadcast live on Facebook. Philando Castile, 32, was shot by a police officer in St Paul, Minnesota, and later died in hospital, WCCO-TV reported. His death was confirmed by his mother, Valerie Castile, who said her son was a cafeteria supervisor…
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KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 7th, 2016 at 08:19
Another day, another black man murdered by a cop.
Do these uniformed thugs get any training?
labman57 July 7th, 2016 at 13:32
Another day, another instance of a cop shooting a black man who posed no immediate lethal threat.
Once again, we see evidence that the vetting process for determining the emotional stability of individuals who wish to become police officers — to see how well they handle stressful situations — is completely inadequate.
Bottom line: if you, an armed police officer, regard a person not in clear possession of a firearm, someone who legally owns a firearm but has not demonstrated any threat to use it, or someone who has already been detained … to be making you “fear for your life” simply because of their complexion, then you are clearly ill-suited for this line of employment.
amersham1046 July 7th, 2016 at 18:26
His offence , a broken tail light lens
amersham1046 July 7th, 2016 at 19:15
Here is The Guardian UK view on these events, things that I have not seen in the American media
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/07/black-people-second-amendment-rights-philando-castile-alton-sterling-police-shootings
whatthe46 July 7th, 2016 at 19:33
“Hashtags and protests will erupt. Mothers and grandmothers and daughters and sons will mourn on our TVs. And through all of this grief, we must remember one thing: it’s still feels like it is illegal to be black in America, let alone try to carry
a gun in a gun-happy nation.” ~ The Guardian
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thanks for the link.
amersham1046 July 7th, 2016 at 21:49
Minnesota driver likely wouldn’t have been shot if white, governor says—-
cbc.ca lead story
whatthe46 July 7th, 2016 at 22:04
of course he’s right. just look at the incident that took place where a fuckin’ white guy took a shot at the police.
bpollen July 8th, 2016 at 05:21
He was born with a silver spoon, but the man has some smarts and integrity.
amersham1046 July 7th, 2016 at 23:00
Norway has disarmed their police as guns are not required
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/11/13/norwegian-police-ordered-to-disarm/
whatthe46 July 7th, 2016 at 23:16
good. and look at what happened when they did have weapons. they became reckless.