Minnesota Shooting FALSE NARRATIVE UPDATE: MAMA CASTILES RAP SHEET And The Marijuana Video In the false narrative that took hold out of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, thanks to Diamond Reynolds livestreamed video of her boyfriend/fiance (the story keeps changing) Philando Castile that was littered with lies, a whole lot of truths have been devolving at warp speed. And, shock of shocks, with all the rest of the chaos going on with the Black Lives Matter summer of Alinskyism unfolding, the mainstream media is ignoring it. (Same thing happened with us in St. Louis after the Michael Brown shooting. There was a lot more to it. We in the Gateway City have some sympathy.) Philando Castile may not have a felony record, but his mother does. Mrs. Valerie Castiles rap sheet includes: Mrs. Valerie Castile (DOB 05/30/1956) including: second degree assault, fraudulently obtaining public assistance; as well as misdemeanor convictions for theft (three times), prostitution, DUI and public nuisance; [served] a 3-year-term in federal prison for felony forgery [21CCR-525244], Thats quite a collection. Not going to speculate on how far the apple falls from this particular tree. After all the Crips could have straightened young Philando out. (Yeah, that part of the story, he was gang member, is true.) On the Fourth of July, Diamond Reynolds, the social media savvy girlfriend/fiance, uploaded a video to Facebook of her and her darling Philando smoking marijuana. This time, the four year old daughter actually was in the backseat. Again, it appears that the video, like the one that was livestreamed and was partially responsible for restarting the whole Black Lives Matter mess, is reversed. (She needs to check that setting on the iPhone.) As for the officer who actually shot Philando Castile, the official police investigation is ongoing, so there is no timeline just yet, however, his lawyer did make a statement, and claims that Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is Mexican, not oriental, was reacting to Castile not following orders and reaching for the gun that was clearly visible in his lap. Following his training, the officer shot. While Yanez is most upset at the reality of taking a human life, he and his lawyer expect no criminal charges to be filed. Thomas Kelly, who represents Yanez through the police union, told theNewsHour in a phone interview that such investigations can take as long as 18 months, but said Im not concerned about criminal proceedings here and I dont think he is either. I can tell you that the driver disregarded the clear commands of Officer Yanez, Kelly said. Kelly said Yanez was reacting to the actions of the driver of the vehicle and included in those actions were the presence and production of a weapon. While saying he could not provide more detail, he said I can tell you that race had nothing to do with the shooting. And so the saga of the false narrative continues. The reality is that a lot of statements were made before the facts were established beyond a livestreamed video. Yes, the shooting of Philando Castile was horrific, and no doubt will cause nightmares in all people involve for years. However, the TRUTH about what really happened has taken a back seat to the lies told by one of the people involved who happened to be the first person to get the story before the public. Unfortunately, with all the other chaos out there, this aspect of the Falcon Heights, Minnesota, shooting of Philando Castile has turned the man, his mother, and girlfriend/fiance into martyrs for a cause without any substance to their martyrdom. That is the state of American journalism today. The fact that this woman felt it was more important to stream her comments of what had transpired rather than comforting dying boyfriend and Father of her daughter raises red flags! Obviously her motives were cold and calculated with nothing but $ signs swirling around in her head! No one should receive a dime until all the facts are in and the legal process of whether the office involved was criminally negligent or not. 