*So, you think he made that up after the fact? Or, is there no gray area between "THAT'S OUR GUY!" and "He looks similar to the robbery suspect... let's see if he violates so we can pull him over."?
You don't need a stopping charge to pull someone over who you think is a robbery suspect, if you can back up that belief, so why wait for the violation?
There is ample testimony that Mr. Castile's gun was in his front, right pocket. If his wallet was in his right, rear pocket, how would the motion to retrieve his wallet be different than the motion to retrieve his gun? (note: I genuinely believe he was trying to get his wallet and license out, NOT his gun)
That wasn't what I was talking about. Yanez says he saw Castile's hand, and that he cupped his hand like the letter "C" as if he were grabbing a gun.
The only other case in my recent memory was in Baton Rouge, were the suspect was both fighting with the police AND going for the gun in his pocket... I.e. a "good shoot" regardless of race. Am I missing some others in the past few years?
Well if you're speaking of black guy + gun = scared officer, I could have just as easily eliminated the "gun" and the equation would still hold true, IMO.