We all saw the facebook live killing of Castile. The cop panicked and now they're trying to make it seem like he didn't.

Castile was a licensed carrier and he told the cop he had a gun and was going to produce it.

That's when the cop panicked and fired into the car

What the video did show was a very shaky, nervous cop right after the shooting. That really stood out for me. Especially in such marked contrast to the very self-controlled girlfriend. Otherwise it's a he-said she-said kind of thing, unfortunately.

It also showed in real time the blood seeping through the dying man's clothes as he moaned in pain, and as you said, it showed the nervous, scared, panicky killer who had no business being a cop.

We got the picture.

otherwise if that was the case. Including me (though I'm not a cop).

And how many of these recorded instances of panicky, scared cops have we seen in the last couple of years shooting black men?

And a few have been of cops shooting into cars and killing them.

There's no justification for it. I assume you're not trying to make one, right?

That's a big IF, I realize. One would have to believe his version. Otherwise, of course it wasn't justified.

On the video'd dialog, depends on whether the jury believes her version, or his. I suspect most prospective jurors have heard about her recent issues. On the other hand, they have the very shaky cop on tape in the aftermath. Sadly, ultimately, it's he said she said.

As for other cop shootings of black men that we've seen in the news in the last 2 or 3 years, I think the vast majority of cases were definitely NOT justified. A lot could be avoided just by taking the time to talk and deescalate.

If I was a cop, it wouldn't matter to me whether it was a black, brown, or white person reaching for a gun. I'd be equally scared. (Again assuming that is what happened, which is doubtful to me, after reading the transcript of the video again
https://www.yahoo.com/news/read-transcript-video-taken-during-204906434.html?nhp=1 ).