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MY NEWS: The Philando Castile Verdict

I’ve been reading and doing some research about the verdict on the Philando Castile case where the jury found the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile four times while in the car with his girlfriend and his daughter in the back seat. It is sad that this happened but also as a black man in America I can honestly say I am not surprised. There is a joke by Dave Chappelle that saids “black people know the law”, if I can find the video I will post it, and thinking about it that statement is true.  **His point starts at 1:40 but the whole video is accurate**   Ever since I could remember I was told to obey the law not because it was the right thing to do but because as a young black male I had to. There is no getting out the car yelling at the officer, there is no back talking, and there was no getting on my phone while an officer was trying to talk to me. I was told to obey the law because my family cared about me and they knew and I know now that the law was not m...