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I Think the Justice System Is Flawed

Officer Yanez is acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Philando Castile. That includes even the lesser charges, potentially most disturbing of all, he was even found not guilty of reckless endangerment of a minor with regards to firing 7 shots in close proximity to a child, his girlfriend's daughter, despite the officer's own testimony of literally blacking out and not remembering firing any more than the last two shots.

I am sad and deeply disturbed. This is my community. I live technically 2 or 3 "towns" over from where the shooting occurred, but the twin cities are really just an urban sprawl, and it's all one big little city. I know there is a protest march planned already for this evening, and I highly expect they will block 94 again. I hope no protesters are hurt tonight. Stay safe.

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Pfuzylogic · M

For the long term, I hope there are plans for better Law Enforcement Agency cultures that protect the constitutional rights of all.
It is currently too toxic for many police to treat citizens with due respect.

hlpflwthat · M

Verdict released on a late Friday afternoon, temp in the 80s with humidity to match. Not sure how the conditions could have been worse - considering the decisions.

Credit to Ramsey Co attorney for charging. Most every place in the nation would have sent this to a grand jury and that would be the end of it.

What we really need are law enforcement officers that are not afraid of black men. I know that sounds simple and therefore stupid, but nothing we've tried so far is working.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

That is really sad. Nothing new though. My parents commented on police being trigger happy in Colorado back in the 70s.

frostyflower · 36-40, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow: Heartbreaking that we have learned and improved so little

Johnson212 · 61-69, M

There is an old saying that says you don't always get what you pay for but you do have to pay for what you get.

If there was a scale from 1-10 for police applicants and we determined that we need an 8 at the minimum to be a good police we to forget that we only pay for a 5. When you pay for a 5 and you don't get an 8 you should not be surprised.

sweetiepoo · 36-40, F

That's bs. So sad. The U.S. needs to really do better.

frostyflower · 36-40, F

@sweetiepoo: I completely agree. Better vetting in the hiring process, better training, better policy enforcement, better use of force expectations among the civilians, and better prosecution.

At some point I have to wonder if the jurors didn't want to be responsible to their families and friends of sending a cop to jail, but I just don't understand how anyone sat trough that evidence and said "not guilty." Oh, wait... only 3 jurors were black, that might have something to do with it :(

bhatjc · 46-50, M

And you stay safe as well.

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