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In reply to the discussion: LIVE: Philando Castile march in St. Paul, Minnesota [View all]riversedge
(81,541 posts)1. Related articles.....http://time.com/4397086/minnesota-shooting-philando-castile-role-model-school/?
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Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Found Not Guilty
Even a liberal enclave like the one Castile lived in, even having a licensed gun, like Castile
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Jun 16, 2017
Minn. police officer found not guilty in Philando Castile death
A Minnesota jury has found a Twin Cities cop not guilty in the fatal shooting last summer
Profile image of authorNew York Daily News
Jun 16, 2017
Philando Castile (L) is seen with a colleague in this undated J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School yearbook photo.
Philando Castile (L) is seen with a colleague in this undated J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School yearbook photo. Photo courtesy Joan Edman
Minnesota
http://time.com/4397086/minnesota-shooting-philando-castile-role-model-school/?xid=tcoshare
Philando Castile Was a Role Model to Hundreds of Kids, Colleagues Say
Melissa Chan
Jul 07, 2016
Colleagues and parents on Thursday remembered Philando Castile as an ambitious man who served as a role model for hundreds of children before he was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota.
Castile, who was known by friends as Phil, was a cafeteria supervisor at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School in Saint Paul, Minn., where he memorized the names of the 500 children he served every day along with their food allergies, his former coworker said.
He remembered their names. He remembered who couldnt have milk. He knew what they could have to eat and what they couldnt, Joan Edman, a recently retired paraprofessional at the school, told TIME. This was a real guy. He made a real contribution. Yes, black lives matter. But this man mattered.
A police officer shot Castile, 32, late Wednesday during a traffic stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights, authorities said. Castiles girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, captured the aftermath of the incident on video and streamed it on Facebook Live, where it went viral...........
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Related articles.....http://time.com/4397086/minnesota-shooting-philando-castile-role-model-school/?
riversedge
Jun 2017
#1
It breaks a little part of my soul each time. When will enough b engh? When will our leaders, Rep &
riversedge
Jun 2017
#3
Shame on you Minnesota. Justice was not served today. We failed #PhilandoCastile
riversedge
Jun 2017
#5
Protest has turned into a march across St. Paul in order to bring the fight to the streets
riversedge
Jun 2017
#20
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: People marching in memory of #PhilandoCastile in Minnesota.
riversedge
Jun 2017
#9
Sarah Huckabee tweeted this jsut now.....What a bunch of stupid vile words....
riversedge
Jun 2017
#10
I have never checked her twitter account before but just now. She has a vile comment about
riversedge
Jun 2017
#14
I have never wished simultaneous sea sickness, dysentery, influenza and shingles on someone...
politicat
Jun 2017
#17
pic Thousands of Minnesotans showing up to march after not guilty verdict in #yane
riversedge
Jun 2017
#16
People protesting acquittal of Minn. police officer in shooting of black motorist shut down freeway
riversedge
Jun 2017
#19
WTH are you talking about? That jury did a horrible job. The nation saw that coward cop...
brush
Jun 2017
#27
And your opinion that the jury did ok is the same oft-repeated clap trap we get after each one...
brush
Jun 2017
#29
Two people on the jury were people of color, which fits the demographic of the area.
mn9driver
Jun 2017
#35