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http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/06/16/jeronimo-yanez-verdict-philando-castile/

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – After days of deliberation, a jury has found Jeronimo Yanez, the St. Anthony police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer, not guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the cafeteria worker’s death.

Four days after attorney’s made closing arguments, a jury decided Friday that the 29-year-old police officer was not guilty of “culpable negligence” in Castile’s death. The officer would’ve faced up to a decade in prison.

He was also found not guilty of two counts of endangerment by intentionally shooting a firearm, one count relating to Castille’s girlfriend Diamond Reynolds, and the other pertaining to her child, who was sitting in the back seat.

Yanez, who is Latino, shot Castile five times last July during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights. The shooting happened just seconds after Castile, 32, informed the officer that he had a gun, which he had a permit to carry.

In closing arguments Monday, prosecutors argued that Yanez never saw Castile’s gun and should not have shot him even if he had.

The defense, on the other hand, maintained that Yanez acted in self-defense and argued that the shooting wouldn’t have happened if Castile wasn’t high on marijuana.

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[TiredofWinning]

Damn

but what can you expect anymore?

 

[Loudninja]

Yeah of course he was shit never ends so sick of it.

 

[FeenixRising]

Look at the surprised expression on my face.

😐

 

[Boke1879]

Of course not.

 

[Subv3rsi0n]

Absolute bullshit.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Fuck

 

[Brannon]

Huh.

 

[Geist-]

So damn sick of this shit.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Welp.

 

[Wilsongt]

Of course not.

 

[gibut]

Justice prevails!

 

[EPaul]

This is not even surprising anymore

 

[MiketheBSG]

Unbelievable. What does an officer have to do to be found guilty of anything?

 

[Dynomutt]

In today's news...

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Insane.

 

[RinsFury]

It never fucking ends. Just sickening.

 

[Got]

Why isn't violence the answer? Like, justice doesn't seem to be the norm, so why is a violent push back not okay?

Unbelievable. What does an officer have to do to be found guilty of anything?

Turn on other officers.

 

[Envelope]

I thought we were living in a post-racial America tho

 

[MonkeyKing]

Disgusting. Just SMH....

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Open season continues. Police can continue their summary executions no problem.

USA USA USA

 

[ahoyhoy]

Can't ever find one cop guilty. How much evidence are they gonna need.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Oh ok.

 

[MiketheBSG]

What did the jury consist of race-wise?

 

[cdyhybrid]

Business as usual

 

[Dierce]

And there are assholes who defend murderous cops such as this one. Unforgivable scum.

 

[Codeblue]

They can get away with shooting kids, I don't think anyone believes this would be any different.

 

[Got]

I thought we were living in a post-racial America tho

Yeah, post-racial equals racial genocide. can't have a racial america if it's all white.

 

[CountAntonius]

Honestly don't understand how they get an entire jury to get verdicts like this time and time again.

 

[Realyst]

I mean...yeah. Yeah. Sigh.

 

[Zackat]

Not shocking at all

Damnit

 

[CommanderBuck]

Fuck, I'm at a loss for words. I really don't understand why this keeps happening.

 

[FuturusX]

I don't advocate this often...but when you hear news like this...you want to just let it all just burn down to the ground.

 

[FeenixRising]

What did the jury consist of race-wise?

12 people

2 black

10 white

 

[Kid Kamikaze10]

Unbelievable. What does an officer have to do to be found guilty of anything?

Kill another cop, or a well to do white person

 

[Skyzard]

Fucking POS jury.

 

[Tcab96]

The defense, on the other hand, maintained that Yanez acted in self-defense and argued that the shooting wouldn’t have happened if Castile wasn’t high on marijuana.

What the fuck? Seriously? What? I can't even... fuck off with that.

How does that even kind of make sense?

 

[dark_chris]

it was fucking filmed and everything was right there!
Jury - "Nah, he didnt mean to. He was just scared for his life. Not guilty."

Fucking stupid ass shit.

 

[Eidan]

Castile was high, so he deserved to die. Fuck this jury.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Honestly don't understand how they get an entire jury to get verdicts like this time and time again.

Well it only takes one to disagree. You better believe police defense attorneys make sure to include those that believe are police above all else and can do no wrong.

 

[RulkezX]

*Not American*

Is this the case the woman live streamed ?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Of all these horrible fucking shootings, the fact that this asshole gets off scott free from cleary....CLEARLY....murdering this man is making my blood boil.

There better be some civil unrest with this shit.

 

[Struct09]

The defense, on the other hand, maintained that Yanez acted in self-defense and argued that the shooting wouldn’t have happened if Castile wasn’t high on marijuana.

...are you kidding me?

 

[LiK]

Bullshit

 

[formasymphonic]

Absolutely fucking disgusting. And last month it was Terrance Cutcher's killer who got off as well.

No fucking justice.

No fucking justice at all.

 

[perfectchaos007]

The jury was probably mostly old people who grew up seeing reefer madness propaganda. smh

 

[CommanderBuck]

*Not American*

Is this the case the woman live streamed ?

Yeah.

 

[Valhelm]

Fucking hell

No sane person can watch that video and say, with a straight face, it was self-defence

 

[Bam Chowder]

Such fucking bullshit

 

[RoKKeR]

License to kill.