Philando Castile

I don't understand the importance of whether he had a CCL or not. In MN the penalty for carrying an unlocked weapon in a car is up to 90 days or $1000, not to be shot in the street.

It's not just whether or not he had a valid CCL. A lot of what has been put out there about the actual facts of what happened is questionable.
 
I don't understand the importance of whether he had a CCL or not. In MN the penalty for carrying an unlocked weapon in a car is up to 90 days or $1000, not to be shot in the street.

Shhhhh there are conspiracies to see.
 
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Maybe the list of the 200k some folks that have a permit to carry should be made public? I'm okay with that.

I'd have to think about that. But I see absolutely no reason that information shouldn't be made available on this individual, under these circumstances. He's deceased.
 
They will not officially say anything while there is an on going investigation.

What possible harm to the investigation could come from making an official statement as to a CCL on a deceased individual? He's not the subject of the investigation.
 
What possible harm to the investigation could come from making an official statement as to a CCL on a deceased individual? He's not the subject of the investigation.

Feel free to ask them when you request they make all permit holders names public. I am sure they will jump at the chance to easy your worried mind.

The 217,000 names of people who have permits to carry is not public information. Therefore, it is not in fact known if Castile really did have a permit. Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman would not confirm that information because it is part of the official investigation.

http://www.fox9.com/news/171729061-story
 
Yeah, we should have their names, addresses, Facebook contact lists and whether they're home this weekend.
 
It's not just whether or not he had a valid CCL. A lot of what has been put out there about the actual facts of what happened is questionable.

Well the Minneapolis Star Tribune is quoting anonymous source as saying that Castile did, in fact, have a valid CCL and that it was issued in his former hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Real journalmalism, whaddya know?

In other news, the Falcon Heights City Council met in emergency session last night....to approve spending money to hire a "crisis public relations manager".

#WhatMattersMost
 
Well the Minneapolis Star Tribune is quoting anonymous source as saying that Castile did, in fact, have a valid CCL and that it was issued in his former hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Real journalmalism, whaddya know?

In other news, the Falcon Heights City Council met in emergency session last night....to approve spending money to hire a "crisis public relations manager".

#WhatMattersMost

It's the "anonymous source" bullshit I'm complaining about. Why shouldn't the state put out an official statement on this?
 
It's the "anonymous source" bullshit I'm complaining about. Why shouldn't the state put out an official statement on this?

That's a legit question, and one I don't have an answer to.

Perhaps because it's Saturday and most government offices are closed?
 
What possible harm to the investigation could come from making an official statement as to a CCL on a deceased individual? He's not the subject of the investigation.

Exactly. We know who the victim is, and who the shooter is. Because this shooting involved a sworn officer ALL of the facts should be before the public as soon as those facts are discovered.

Everything about this shooting stinks to high heaven and the city trying to hide behind the "ongoing investigation" curtain is not looking good for them or the officer involved. And no PR firm is going to be able to fix it. Only the truth can do that.

Ishmael
 
Well the Minneapolis Star Tribune is quoting anonymous source as saying that Castile did, in fact, have a valid CCL and that it was issued in his former hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Real journalmalism, whaddya know?

In other news, the Falcon Heights City Council met in emergency session last night....to approve spending money to hire a "crisis public relations manager".

#WhatMattersMost



why are you so hell bent on being retarded?
 
Shhhhh there's conspiracies to see.
Yes, I see what you mean. VVV

Exactly. We know who the victim is, and who the shooter is. Because this shooting involved a sworn officer ALL of the facts should be before the public as soon as those facts are discovered.

Everything about this shooting stinks to high heaven and the city trying to hide behind the "ongoing investigation" curtain is not looking good for them or the officer involved. And no PR firm is going to be able to fix it. Only the truth can do that.

Ishmael
 
Exactly. We know who the victim is, and who the shooter is. Because this shooting involved a sworn officer ALL of the facts should be before the public as soon as those facts are discovered.

Everything about this shooting stinks to high heaven and the city trying to hide behind the "ongoing investigation" curtain is not looking good for them or the officer involved. And no PR firm is going to be able to fix it. Only the truth can do that.

Ishmael

The passenger in the car says the victim told the cop he had a CCL. It would be helpful to know if he had one or not. Her version of what happened would be more believable if he did have one, in fact.
 
The passenger in the car says the victim told the cop he had a CCL. It would be helpful to know if he had one or not. Her version of what happened would be more believable if he did have one, in fact.
If she genuinely thought that he had one because he lied and told her he had one, would that make the rest of her account more believable?

What if he told her that he didn't have one but she knew that he actually did? Would that also be helpful to know?
 
If she genuinely thought that he had one because he lied and told her he had one, would that make the rest of her account more believable?

What if he told her that he didn't have one but she knew that he actually did? Would that also be helpful to know?

Does it make sense to you, under the circumstances of being pulled over, that someone holding a valid permit to carry wouldn't tell a cop he had a permit and was carrying?
 
Does it make sense to you, under the circumstances of being pulled over, that someone holding a valid permit to carry wouldn't tell a cop he had a permit and was carrying?

I have no idea what the course of study is to obtain a permit in MN. But I have gone through the course in two other states and one of the subjects that they cover is how to handle situations where you have been stopped by the police, how to transition to police control if you should happen to have to use your weapon, etc. In other words how to conduct yourself in the presence of the police to make certain that the officer doesn't consider you a threat. Merely announcing that you have a CCL does not necessarily buy you a free pass.

If, for example, he brandished the weapon without being explicitly told to do so by the officer the officer would be threatened regardless of the individuals intent. No officers are mind readers.

Ishmael
 
I have no idea what the course of study is to obtain a permit in MN. But I have gone through the course in two other states and one of the subjects that they cover is how to handle situations where you have been stopped by the police, how to transition to police control if you should happen to have to use your weapon, etc. In other words how to conduct yourself in the presence of the police to make certain that the officer doesn't consider you a threat. Merely announcing that you have a CCL does not necessarily buy you a free pass.

If, for example, he brandished the weapon without being explicitly told to do so by the officer the officer would be threatened regardless of the individuals intent. No officers are mind readers.

Ishmael

Of course, but it makes sense if the victim had a valid permit that he would know how to conduct himself in the presence of a cop who had just pulled him over, and would say he had a permit and was carrying. It also makes sense he would be less likely to know how to conduct himself if he had no permit. It also seems unlikely to me that someone who had no permit would tell a cop he had one and was carrying. Next question would almost certainly be asking to see the permit, followed by immediate arrest.
 
Does it make sense to you, under the circumstances of being pulled over, that someone holding a valid permit to carry wouldn't tell a cop he had a permit and was carrying?
Does it make sense to you that a woman would start spouting lies just after a cop shot her boyfriend?
 
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