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Republican Indiana state Sen. Aaron Freeman is facing calls to resign from one of his Democratic colleagues after a 3-year-old video surfaced of negative comments he made about the Black Lives Matter movement.
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Freeman told a correspondent of the show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee that he didnt support the movement, which at the time was speaking out on the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
You know, this Black Lives Matter movement, I just dont think its helpful to the country," he said at the time. "...I don't know what their purpose is.
Freeman went on to say that the chances of getting killed by police are nonexistent if you respect law enforcement.
"I was a prosecutor who brought cases before a grand jury for police action shootings, Freeman said. Your chances of being shot by police are nonexistent if you respect authority, if you dont pull a gun on them, if you dont run from them, if you cooperate with law enforcement. Put your hand on the steering wheel and play along with what they ask you to do."
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(38,601 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,789 posts)"Philando Castile was not resisting or fleeing."
"There was absolutely no criminal intent exhibited by him throughout this encounter."
"He was respectful and compliant based upon the instructions and orders he was given."
"He volunteered in good faith that he had a firearm beyond what the law requires."
"He emphatically stated that he wasn't pulling it out."
"His movement was restricted by his own seat belt."
"He was accompanied, in his vehicle, by a woman and a young child."
"Philando Castile did not exhibit any intent, nor did he have any reason, to shoot Officer Yanez."
"In fact, his dying words were in protest that he wasn't reaching for his gun."[83]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Philando_Castile#National_Rifle_Association_vs._The_Second_Amendment_Foundation