Castile was no thug. He was in his 30s and had held an honest job for all his adult life. He had no violent law violations on his record. He should not have died because his chose the wrong conflicting order from the officer to obey. He was shot for obeying the wrong order, the order to show his ID which was in his back pocket.
Good post there, Colonel. And here’s a warning for the concealed-carry folks out there. Better not reach for your wallet during a traffic stop. Keep both hands on the steering wheel at all times. Of course you’ll won’t be able to produce your driver’s licence. But at least you won’t get shot.
Side note: The cop pulled Castile over because he matched the description of an armed robbery suspect. How did Castile match that description? He had “a wide set nose”.
I do not know if you are telling the truth, but if you are, he chose unwisely.
The American justice system is certainly imperfect, but it’s the best we have got. I will live with the jury’s decision, even if Mr Castle, as you imply, was shot in error.
Cops have a terribly difficult job. They should not go to jail if they make honest mistakes.
“He lived by the law, and he died by the law,” Valerie Castile told a WCCO reporter.
Usually if you inform the police you are legally armed they will ask you to surrender your weapon until situation is resolved. It sounds to me that both the policemen and victim were operating and reacting out of fear with deadly results.
Really? Where I come from, driving around high, also on alcohol, in possession of 6 oz. of pot (intent to sell) with an illegal gun, qualifies one as a Thug.