On Philando Castile- In my neighborhood
It has been a weird week for me.
On October 9, 2014, I was pulled over for a traffic stop in Falcoln Heights on Larpenunter and Fry. I had crossed a yellow light and it turned red after I entered it. I was polite and compliant with the officer, who gave me a ticket. I didn't argue with him. The officer was a jerk. Very combative. He raised his voice and said to me, "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY!!"
I was very uncomfortable with this officer. I looked at my ticket and read his name. "Jeronimo Yanez". I googled him to see if anybody else had complained about him. Nothing. All I could find was that he was getting married in around a month. I joked with my mom that maybe getting a wedding registry gift would cheer him up because maybe he was just having a bad day.
On July 6, 2016, around that same hour of night, at that same intersection, Philando Castile was stopped by that same officer. He was shot four times and killed.
When I saw that video, I recognized the voice of the officer. The officer who pulled me over in 2014. I couldn't believe it. I remembered his name. I can't sleep. I'm crying a lot. I feel so much guilt. I can't talk about it publicly because I have family in the Policeforce.
I don't know what to do.
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