Bernie Sanders to black man: Be respectful so you won't get shot in the back of your head.

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67. Thank you! That was a bullshit answer.

As the mother of a black son, who has spent countless nights worrying about his safety. This is a piss poor answer! That is not an acceptable answer for someone trying to be president or any politician for that fucking matter!

As politicians, they have the power TO DO SOMETHING! As mothers, sisters, wives, husbands, daughters, friends of black men, we have no power. We feel completely helpless. I don't need the same fucking helpless answer from any damn politician.


https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/us/philando-castile-shooting-dashcam/index.html


Philando Castille was not being disrespectful when he was killed. Quite the opposite.


It took just 40 seconds for an ordinary traffic stop to turn deadly -- from a police officer saying, "Hello, sir," to him firing seven shots at a seated motorist.

Traffic stop turns deadly in 40 seconds, according police dashcam video
Video released after being shown at ex-officer's trial in Philando Castile shooting
(CNN)What's most shocking is how fast it happened.


Philando Castile shooting: Dashcam video shows rapid event
By Jay Croft, CNN
Updated 10:14 AM ET, Wed June 21, 2017
Video of Philando Castile shooting released
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Traffic stop turns deadly in 40 seconds, according police dashcam video
Video released after being shown at ex-officer's trial in Philando Castile shooting
(CNN)What's most shocking is how fast it happened.

It took just 40 seconds for an ordinary traffic stop to turn deadly -- from a police officer saying, "Hello, sir," to him firing seven shots at a seated motorist.
But the police dashboard camera video released Tuesday adds a visceral element to what police witnesses had described -- unnerving even in the context of other police shootings and after a video taken by Philando Castile's passenger went viral.

Yanez tells Castile his brake lights are out.
The video does not show Yanez's point of view or the inside of Castile's car, where his girlfriend Diamond Reynolds and her 4-year-old daughter were passengers.
Yanez asks for Castile's driver's license and insurance.
Thirty seconds into the conversation, Castile begins to tell Yanez that he has a weapon.
Castile: Sir, I have to tell you I do have a ...
Yanez: OK.
Castile: ... firearm on me.
Yanez: OK
Castile: I (inaudible)
Yanez: Don't reach for it then.
Castile: I'm, I, I was reaching for ...
Yanez: Don't pull it out.
Castile: I'm not pulling it out.
Reynolds: He's not.
Yanez: Don't pull it out.
Yanez, whose hand had been near his gun, pulls out his weapon and fires seven rapid shots into the car, striking Castile five times.
Reynolds: You just killed my boyfriend.
Castile: I wasn't reaching ...
Reynolds: He wasn't reaching.
Yanez: Don't pull it out!
Reynolds: He wasn't.
Yanez: Don't move! (Expletive.)
Yanez is then heard shouting obscenities and breathing heavily as the tape continues.
The child exits the car amid the chaos, and the other officer picks her up.
Reynolds begins sharing a live video on Facebook, narrating in calm tones. She is told to exit the car and walk backward to an officer.

People are fucking terrified!

A better answer for Sen Sanders, how shameful it is that citizens of this country are terrified and feel their lives or loved ones' lives may be in danger when they interact with the police. People we pay to serve and protect us. What he plans to do about it. That young man is looking for answers from a politician. How can you help keep me safe?

Bernie totally missed it with that answer.