46 Stops: The Driving Life and Death of Philando Castile

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🗓️ 20 July 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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When Philando Castile was killed by a police officer during a recent traffic stop, it was the last of at least 46 times he had been pulled over by police. How does that happen? And what does it say about policing in communities of color? Gene Demby talks with NPR's Cheryl Corley and Eyder Peralta, who reported on Castile's encounters with local police.

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0:17.4	This is Coatswitch from MPR.
0:19.1	I'm Gene Demby.
0:20.1	Today, the driving life and death of Philando Castillo.
0:23.6	Basically, Philando Castillo was stopped from the very moment he got his license.
0:29.8	Through the moment of his death.
0:32.2	That's MPR reporter Ada Peralta talking about Philando Castillo, the black man shot and
0:37.4	killed during a recent police traffic stop near St. Paul, Minnesota.
0:41.7	Philando Castillo's story is the center of what we're getting into today.
0:45.2	By now, you probably know his name.
0:47.1	You've either watched or heard or read about the viral video his girlfriend, Diamond
0:51.5	Reynolds, took just moments after he was shot by the police.
0:59.2	We still don't know what led to the shooting, but what we do know from reporting is that
1:02.5	Philando Castillo was pulled over by cops at least 46 times, 46 times in 14 years.
1:09.8	So today, we're trying to understand more about what went on between Philando and the police
1:13.9	before the video and before that very last stop.
1:18.8	MPR correspondent Cheryl Corley reported on Philando Castillo's life and death from the
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