No the officer is simply a piece of shit. The guy stated that he feared for his life, and that because Castillo smoked marijuana and was driving with a suspended license with his daughter in the car, he was afraid of what he'd do to him.
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Trevor Noah (The Daily Show) on the Philando Castile ruling and dash cam video
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Skellig Gra
Member
You act like white people aren't ever killed by cops. More white people get killed by cops than black people (which they should because of the population size differential). Clearly black people are targeted much more aggressively as we see in the news all the time but it doesn't mean white people always get off.
Evening Musuko
Black Korea
"In that moment, the cop has panicked, but clearly black people never forget their training"
Damn, so much truth in that.
Damn, so much truth in that.
AstroNut325
Member
Yup. When you let that sink in... It truly boggles my mind how there hasn't been a bigger blowback.
Huh? I said ruling against a cop isn't going to change anything for them if they're white, not that white people are never killed by cops.
-Plasma Reus-
Service guarantees member status
I can't bring myself to watch that video.
Skellig Gra
Member
Misunderstood you. Carry on.
Wow, that was a powerful piece.
I have wondered if it'd be a great idea to:
1. Avail and mandate the wearing of better armour vests for center mass and head for all cops to make them "feel" safer,
2. Use (almost) non lethal weapon like tasers especially before the situation has escalated into or circumstance that unequivocally demands
3. Usage of lethal weapons.
And why has it not been done thus far...
I have wondered if it'd be a great idea to:
1. Avail and mandate the wearing of better armour vests for center mass and head for all cops to make them "feel" safer,
2. Use (almost) non lethal weapon like tasers especially before the situation has escalated into or circumstance that unequivocally demands
3. Usage of lethal weapons.
And why has it not been done thus far...
Maybe the Bart shooting/ fruitvale station. But that was kind of like, there ain't no choice to justify it by jurors. Dude was handcuffed.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
Isn't he getting a paycheck from them? Not exactly an impartial opinion.
The Faceless Master
Member
i was ok until he said 'but Black People never forget their training' and that line broke me.
democracy doesn't always work, just ask the people that still fly the traitor flag.
democracy doesn't always work, just ask the people that still fly the traitor flag.
It's a pretty impressive ability to turn the murder of Philando Castile into a 5 minute rant about how is he is the actual real victim.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
I wouldn't write off Mr. Noir's opinion just because he represents the NRA. Don't be foolish.
https://www.facebook.com/COLIONNOIR/posts/1386059818110438
His Facebook post does not change my original comment. In the video you posted he spent the majority of his video attacking the MSM, and how is a victim from other black people that criticise him.
Now, his facebook post is interesting (I must note that despite being a lawyer, he really struggles to build simple sentences and structure in his arguments). I feel that you have to be quite naive to believe the official line. As a lawyer, I thought he would be more willing to question the evidence, rather than just accept it. The 2nd officer was on the other side of the car, did he not see anything ? (was it not his responsibility during the stop to do so?).
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
Yes. Exactly. That's why this video is relevant to this thread (Daily Show, etc.), along with attacking the notion that the NRA is racist or white supremacist which is what my original post was about.
If you re-read his Facebook post, he does all of this and more.
A clear case of murder of a black man from a white police officer that ended with a "not guilty" verdict, and we got people in this very thread mincing words about the jury's reasoning for not convicting and NRA.
This thread is an example of why black people are always pissed the fuck off.
This thread is an example of why black people are always pissed the fuck off.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Cool, I can find a single white guy who thinks they are. Does that like cancel out the black guy or will I need like majority of white votes to cancel out the black guy since he's like the black representative?
What's the individual to hivemind ratio formula for figuring this out? I keep forgetting.
molnizzle
Member
I believe 3:5 is the U.S. government standard.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
Why so defensive?
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
Yeah. I'm the troll. Colion Noir is also a troll. I'm out of this thread.
Angelus Errare
Banned
What you did there has been seen good sir!
I just wanted to know the formula mang! I mean if you're going to summon a random black dude like pokemon, I at least need to know how many white folks I gotta summon to counter. Geez. All I asked were for the rules of the game, and here you are getting all uppity.
You seem like the kinda dude who'd pop into a slavery thread and link to a letter written by a slave saying he loved his life on the plantation as proof slavery wasn't bad.
Yeah. I'm the troll. Colion Noir is also a troll. I'm out of this thread.
I mean yea you are, but at least you're on the path to bettering yourself! Admitting is the first step!
My son, who's part white part Native but passes, is apparently woke as fuck. He just saw this clip and came to me ranting about how if he was the other cop he'd have shot Yanez, how cops just shouldn't carry weapons, etc. He's nearly 14.
I fear that all of this exposure to awful cops is going to breed a mistrust in him so he won't remember the training and end up getting killed for mouthing off or something. I'm just thankful he passes, which makes me a horrible person.
I fear that all of this exposure to awful cops is going to breed a mistrust in him so he won't remember the training and end up getting killed for mouthing off or something. I'm just thankful he passes, which makes me a horrible person.
He's not.
My point still stands.
This pussyfooting around clear racial injustice why black people are always mad.
The jury mainly was though, and once again they let black people down. Thanks.
molnizzle
Member
...and how is that relevant again?
It didn't come up in the trial as Yanez did not know if he was a legal owner or not, but I'm not sure if it was ever established he was technically a legal gun owner since he lied on his application and had marijuana in his system. I'm not sure what the NRA would say about this other than stress the importance of not using drugs or alcohol while carrying. I agree with your general sentiment though.
Shogmaster
Member
Protect (ourselves first) and Serve (the rich).
I already answered your question and thus admitted I was mistaken. However, clearly this mistake is more important to you than the racism on display.
I get it though.
I'm a woman.
Clearly I'm not the only one making assumptions.
bengraven
Member
Oh shhhhhhhh
You haven't apologized for misgendering me. I would appreciate it if you could admit you were wrong.
EDIT: Good on you, admitting you were wrong is hard on the internet.
Only if you're done pussyfooting around and concerning yourself more with the accuracy of people in this thread versus the blatant racism in the case in question. If not, I can continue playing games with you.
Why not respond the rebuttal beyond just pointing at a black guy and going "WE GOT ONE!"
EDIT: Oh, nevermind. Turns out you walked away with your fingers in your ears.
Suggestion:
Take about a day, then come back and read this thread again from beginning to end, including watching the videos.
Then tell us how you feel about what you did and, more importantly, how you did it.
Pilgrimzero
Member
Cop was fired right? And his name is mud now.
I corrected a black woman about the race of an officer in a case that has more importantly reaffirmed her feelings of worthlessness in this country due to a nearly all-white jury with pro-cop members on it not convicting an officer in a clear-cut case of murder against a black man who did everything right.
I am a good person.
The correction is irrelevant to the fact that your posting habits in this thread in particular do not show an actual concern towards the real victim of this case, mainly because you haven't said anything yet in lieu of making sure people know the officer wasn't white. Clearly you aren't the type that can handle being called out for showing your ass. It must suck to be you. Either way, you were called out for acting like a fuckboi, and that is that. Good day.
"youpak" instead of "youtube" should make it work.
nocturnedelight
Member
We have people in this and other threads discussing the NRA's silence in the whole matter. You are being silent on the matter aside from correcting something you consider an inaccuracy. (There are White Hispanics and Black Hispanics, so he at least looks like a White Hispanic, by the way). There's implication in what is said and not said. If you're proud to waive around things such as someone's supposed inability to properly receive communication over the internet, you are doing a disservice by not attempting to deescalate the situation and attempting to communicate again in a way that may be received correctly.
On topic now:
The dash cam did something to me in a way I didn't really expect. Much like Trevor and others have said, you think maybe you'd be desensitized to these things.... but that video and realizing it got as far as it did, and the jury of his peers came to that verdict? It's absolutely depressing. And it's sad to see, typically the only people in my facebook friend circle that post a problem about it are black.
How About No
Member
You're acting like a huge cunt. You can correct me on that though
You almost got me
If more people did this in these kinds of cases, we'd at least be a few steps further than we are now.
Ignoring the fact that you called me snotty first, thereby exposing even more hypocrisy, nocturnaldelight didn't insult you. Are you going to address their post as well as the actual victim in this case, or are you going to continue lording over the thread on the fact that the officer isn't white?
You still haven't talked about Philando Castile. Waiting for your empathy.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I'm sitting in my car crying, cause I just don't feel safe anymore, I'm a black man in his 20s and this whole situation has struck me that they could have really been me, it could still be me, and there's nothing I can do about it.
Vicetrailia
Member
So you have no care in the world huh?