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Sun Sep 13, 2020, 05:10 PM Sep 2020

One Name I Don't Hear Mentioned Lately...Philando Castile

This is a man who managed his school cafeteria and used to take money out of his pocket to feed students who couldn't afford to eat.

Shooting of Philando Castile

“On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile,[a] a 32-year-old African American man was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez, a 28-year-old Hispanic member of the St. Anthony, Minnesota police department.

Castile was driving with his partner, Diamond Reynolds, and her four-year-old daughter when at 9:00 p.m. he was pulled over by Yanez and another officer in Falcon Heights, a suburb of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[3][4] After being asked for his license and registration, Castile told Officer Yanez that he had a firearm (Castile was licensed to carry) to which Yanez replied, "Don't reach for it then", and Castile said "I'm, I, I was reaching for..." Yanez said "Don't pull it out", Castile replied "I'm not pulling it out", and Reynolds said "He's not..." Yanez repeated "Don't pull it out".[5] Yanez then fired seven close-range shots at Castile, hitting him five times.[6] Castile died of his wounds at 9:37 p.m. at Hennepin County Medical Center, about 20 minutes after being shot.[7]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Philando_Castile

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One Name I Don't Hear Mentioned Lately...Philando Castile (Original Post) Me. Sep 2020 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #1
Naomi Osaka wore a Philando Castile mask yesterday... Jeebo Sep 2020 #2
Cool Me. Sep 2020 #3
Very cool. NNadir Sep 2020 #6
K&R ck4829 Sep 2020 #4
Thanks Me. Sep 2020 #5

Jeebo

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2. Naomi Osaka wore a Philando Castile mask yesterday...
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 05:16 PM
Sep 2020

...at her final against Victoria Azarenka at the U.S. Open. She won her third career Grand Slam championship, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

-- Ron

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