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The Washington Post tries to portray the NRA as hypocritical, because the NRA had a quick response when it was obvious that a murderer was targeting and killing cops, but was asking for more time to see all the evidence in the Castile case.
"Shame on the NRA for responding when it is 100% obvious what happened, but asking for more time to review the evidence when it isn't 100% obvious."
The NRA should have known that the Washington post approves of the following statement, before all the evidence is in: "The police acted stupidly."
Some NRA leaders had legitimate concern that Jeronimo Yanez, the Hispanic police officer (or is it white-Hispanic?!) may have been telling the truth, that the video cut out the first initial moments, and that there may have been more to the story.
Yet many in the NRA wanted an instant siding with Castile and it divided their group.
The Washington Post is every bit as slanted as FoxNews or MSNBC.
At least they aren't as bad as Michael Moore who flat out asserts that the KKK and NRA were founded in the same year to work hand in hand suppressing blacks. The NRA was founded by Union veterans of the Civil War to have marksmen in case a second rebellion occurred - over half of their early presidents had been abolitionists or Radical Republicans supporting black voting rights and some even confiscation of Planter land for freedmen. Ulysses S. Grant was even a president of the NRA and when he was president of the USA, he made the KKK illegal with the force acts. But Michael Moore will say the KKK was founded with the NRA hand in hand as buddies to oppress blacks and liberal dolts will nod their heads and congratulate themselves for how educated they are.
Good post. Nice to get some actual truth up in here.
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Originally Posted by retiredcop111
A jury heard the case and came to the conclusion he was not guilty. Never should have been charged in the first place.
Your username caught my eye.
I wonder why you claim this.
What do you know about this case the liberal media is denying?
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Originally Posted by Mason3000
Does it matter? You convicted Yanez long ago. Yanez gave Castile at least two warnings not to reach for it, while Castile ignored him. How many times would be sufficient for you? There really is no amount is there? I mean, if you're being honest? Yanez could have warned him 10 times to stop reaching for the gun before finally firing & would argue it should be 11 times.
Hmmm, seeing some reasonable doubt here.
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Originally Posted by retiredcop111
A jury who actually heard all the evidence does not agree with you!
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As I said in the very beginning this officer should have never been charged. There was no way in a million years they were going to get a conviction. They charged him to pander to the public. Castille did not listen to instruction. Maybe he didn't listen because he smoked a bunch of marijuana. He went for his gun. The officer told him not to do it and Castille was killed. BTW a jury listened to the facts and determined he was not guilty.
Why is a law abiding, hard working black man with a carrying permit dead? Did he have Second Amendment rights? And where is the NRA? When are they gonna voice support for Castile's family.
I ain't worrying about WaPo.
If Yanez' version of events are true - and the video didn't disprove it - then I fully understand why a jury wouldn't find him guilty.
If you feel that Yanez is lying then I can understand why you think Yanez should be locked up.
The honest fact of the matter is, and I am not sure that you want an honest discussion, is that this incident and case is murky and hard to tell exactly what happened with certainty. For the Washington Post to bash the NRA for not picking a side before an investigation when it isn't obvious what happened is asinine slanted BS politics. To demand that the NRA pick a side when they still don't have a clue exactly as to what happened isn't much different.
Neither you or I truly know if Yanez is telling the truth - if he is telling the truth, it isn't shocking he got off.
The Washington Post tries to portray the NRA as hypocritical, because the NRA had a quick response when it was obvious that a murderer was targeting and killing cops, but was asking for more time to see all the evidence in the Castile case.
"Shame on the NRA for responding when it is 100% obvious what happened, but asking for more time to review the evidence when it isn't 100% obvious."
The NRA should have known that the Washington post approves of the following statement, before all the evidence is in: "The police acted stupidly."
Some NRA leaders had legitimate concern that Jeronimo Yanez, the Hispanic police officer (or is it white-Hispanic?!) may have been telling the truth, that the video cut out the first initial moments, and that there may have been more to the story.
Yet many in the NRA wanted an instant siding with Castile and it divided their group.
The Washington Post is every bit as slanted as FoxNews or MSNBC.
At least they aren't as bad as Michael Moore who flat out asserts that the KKK and NRA were founded in the same year to work hand in hand suppressing blacks. The NRA was founded by Union veterans of the Civil War to have marksmen in case a second rebellion occurred - over half of their early presidents had been abolitionists or Radical Republicans supporting black voting rights and some even confiscation of Planter land for freedmen. Ulysses S. Grant was even a president of the NRA and when he was president of the USA, he made the KKK illegal with the force acts. But Michael Moore will say the KKK was founded with the NRA hand in hand as buddies to oppress blacks and liberal dolts will nod their heads and congratulate themselves for how educated they are.
So, investigation was done. Where is the NRA now? I support and have supported the NRA for years. This is the kind of case the NRA should be rallying around. A legal gun owner is shot because a cop panicked even after being told he was carrying and a CCW holder. The NRA's absence in this case has angered many of its members, including me.
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Originally Posted by michiganmoon
If Yanez' version of events are true - and the video didn't disprove it - then I fully understand why a jury wouldn't find him guilty.
If you feel that Yanez is lying then I can understand why you think Yanez should be locked up.
The honest fact of the matter is, and I am not sure that you want an honest discussion, is that this incident and case is murky and hard to tell exactly what happened with certainty. For the Washington Post to demand the NRA respond and pick a side before an investigation when it isn't obvious is asinine slanted BS politics. To demand that the NRA weigh in when they still don't have a clue exactly as to what happened isn't much different.
Neither you or I truly know if Yanez is telling the truth - if he is telling the truth, it isn't shocking he got off.
A jury heard the case and came to the conclusion he was not guilty. Never should have been charged in the first place.
NRA's mission is to advocate for gun rights for law abiding citizens. Not weigh in on court cases. They aren't doing Nancy Grace court case talk shows.
In my view, the cop had reason to suspect the guy was going for his gun.
He didn't resist. As far as I can see, he informed the officer he was carrying even though the law in Minnesota does not require one to do so as a legal CCW. The officer once Castile was getting his ID thought he was going for his gun (or so the officer claimed) and shot him - several times. That's on the officer, not Castile.
NO, it's not on the officer if the man was not expressly told to get his ID. The officer is NOT a mind reader. Any action of the detainee that is not in compliance is SUSPECT.
Keep hands on steering wheel, in plain sight. Do not move them unless asked by the officer. Then he won't presume the worst case scenario.
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