Following the path of Angela Corey (Sanford/Zimmerman) and Marilyn Mosby (Baltimore/Freddie Gray), a Minnesota activist prosecutor named John Choi has made the decision to charge Officer Jeronimo Janez with 3rd degree manslaughter in the shooting case of Philando Castile, without going to a grand jury (pdf complaint below).
The explanation by Choi is quite astonishing, and reflects a rogue decision to satisfy, yet again, the social justice crowd while wasting taxpayer money:
Minnesota – The use of deadly force by a St. Anthony police officer was determined to be unjustified in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday morning.
Choi began his announcement by saying that after spending 19 weeks “immersed in the facts and law and thinking about what justice requires in the case,” he said he decided it would be wrong to ask a grand jury to make a decision regarding the case.
He said although he knows some members of the community may not be pleased with such a decision, he said “in order to achieve justice, we must be willing to do the right thing no matter how hard it may seem.”
Choi spoke about what happened the night Castile was shot. Officer Jeronimo Yanez and Officer Joseph Kauser were identified as being present at the scene of the shooting. The investigation revealed Yanez fatally shot Castile.
After careful review of investigation materials, Choi said he considered the meaning of the use of deadly force through the lens of the law.
“Unreasonable fear cannot justify the use of deadly force,” Choi said. (read more)
Here is the Criminal Complaint:
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Notice in the criminal complaint everything we previously outlined in our own independent research is 100% confirmed. {{Giving Middle Finger To Snopes}}
Back Story on Philando Castile Case #1
Back Story on Philando Castile Case #2
JULY 2016 – Against the backdrop of the Minnesota police chief stating in July that Ms. Reynolds claims do not match reality…. and having looked at the video hundreds of times, I’m in agreement with Treeper Nettles who first identified the tri-fold wallet of Philando Castile in the left front pocket of his sweat pants.
When you correct the orientation of the video image (to eliminate mirrored orientation) and then point out the visible location of the hand gun you get this:
The wallet was in the left front pocket of his sweat pants (left thigh). Same proximity as the handgun resting part in his lap and part on his left thigh.
Here’s the original video where officer Jeronimo Yanez clearly says:
“Fuck ! … I told him not to reach for it – I told him to keep his hands off it”…
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Look for yourself. It is all visible, and it all happens in the first minute of Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds live-streamed video.
Looks pretty clear to me.
When you consider that Officers Jeronimo Yanez and Joseph Kauser pulled over Philando Castile (July 6th) because he matched an armed robbery suspect description (BOLO issued July 5th), and considering Castile had a visible handgun and did not comply with the instructions of Officer Yanez….
Well ?…
This also explains why the media and family of Philando Castile are not requesting the dash-cam footage being released. If the Dash-Cam footage were to be released, in conjunction with the visible and forensic evidence, it would exonerate Officer Yanez.
“Fuck ! I told him not to reach for it – I told him to keep his hands off it“…
Unfortunately, exoneration of Yanez is exactly the opposite of what the Main Stream Media narrative wants to happen, and what their efforts have been working toward so far. The release of the Dash-Cam would also remove the financial benefit from the lawsuit the Castile family has announced.
The media and Castile family now both have a vested interest in keeping the Dash-Cam video hidden. They’ll claim it can’t be released because of an “ongoing investigation”.
However, when the activists want evidence released, 911 calls, video, etc. history has shown they don’t accept those investigative arguments and they force the releases (Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Freddie Gray, etc).
This time the release would be damaging to them. They will accept that “ongoing investigation” position in this case because it benefits their claim.
The media are more comfortable selling a ‘Hand’s Up Don’t Shoot” story, and will never NEVER retract their narrative or admit their mistakes.
That’s why the current rating of the American Media ranks lower than Congress.
CNN spent how many hours analyzing an audio recording from the Trayvon Martin shooting, ending up with the word “coons” – which they later retracted, and said “goons” after the narrative was embedded.
Why won’t CNN use their incredible video technology to show the broadcast public the hand-gun in the lap of Philando Castile? Yeah, odd…
And don’t forget the images the Media sold with the 2012 Trayvon Martin shooting. Not a single MSM story ever showed what 17-year-old Trayvon Martin really looked like on the night George Zimmerman encountered him:
Left: Media Image of Trayvon Martin – – Right: Actual Trayvon Martin in 2012