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Owing to Facebook’s new live stream feature, most of the world has seen the video depicting the moments after Philando Castile, a 32-year-old cafeteria manager, was shot and ultimately killed by a police officer. The shooting occurred not even 48 hours after another black male was shot and killed by a cop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In both cases, the victims had concealed handguns. And in both cases, the video footage appears to indicate that the individuals who were shot actually presented no legitimate threat to the officers.
What it comes down to is a difference in perception. In the subconscious minds of many police officers, an armed white man is just a citizen exercising a constitutional right, while a black man carrying a gun is an imminent danger.
