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So I saw the video again on the news this morning and I had been thinking about something that looked a bit funny: has anybody else noticed that the video was reversed?... In the short scenes it looks as though Castile is sitting in the passenger side, which was my first impression; probably by intentional design. But when I saw it this morning it occurred to me that - he was either driving a British car, not very likely, OR the video was reversed. And other releases show that he was driving on the left side.
Moreover, the cop who shot him wasn't white but a Latin officer named Jeronimo Yanez... Has anybody else noticed the oddity of the video? And since the shooter was not white at all, then this add a little different angel to whole thing: a person of color shot by a person of color...
My senses tell me that something's up with this story. The girlfriend was just too calm and almost..? knew what to say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-falcon-heights-shooting.html?_r=0
In the end of course this is just an example of why people should not carry guns. But me thinks somethin funny's goin on.
Moreover, the cop who shot him wasn't white but a Latin officer named Jeronimo Yanez... Has anybody else noticed the oddity of the video? And since the shooter was not white at all, then this add a little different angel to whole thing: a person of color shot by a person of color...
My senses tell me that something's up with this story. The girlfriend was just too calm and almost..? knew what to say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-falcon-heights-shooting.html?_r=0
Late Thursday night, Minnesota authorities identified the officer who fired as Jeronimo Yanez.
The video, some versions of which were reversed, making it appear that Mr. Castile was in the passenger seat, begins with images of Mr. Castile, who appears to be moaning and moving slightly, his left arm and left side bloody. Ms. Reynolds, who uses the name Lavish Reynolds on Facebook, then pans the camera to her face and says matter-of-factly, “They killed my boyfriend.” In the background, one of the officers can be heard shouting: “I told him not to reach for it. I told him to get his hands up.”
In the end of course this is just an example of why people should not carry guns. But me thinks somethin funny's goin on.