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Therein lies the rub: the standard of "reasonably believes it was necessary" and "viewed from the eyes of an officer." Some officers disagreed with Officer Yanez's belief about his life being in danger, i.e., the police department for which he worked. They must have disagreed with him because they let him go from the police force. The standard is flawed if it allows an officer to shoot a citizen reaching for his wallet after being asked to produce his ID. It would be interesting to read the testimony from the expert witnesses regarding Yanez's actions in light of the standard "reasonably believes it was necessary" and "viewed from the eyes of an officer." I'm guessing each side had expert witnesses and their views were different depending upon who retained and paid them for their opinions. Did any of the officers on the scene testify? If so, I wonder if they were asked about fearing for their lives? I guess they did not fear for their lives, they didn't shoot Castille several times. Go Indians. Peace.

The video I saw was the girlfriend's recording (Diamond Reynolds). Yes it was after the shooting, but Ms. Reynolds gave an accounting of what happened. She was there; she's an eye witness. Castille was shot reaching for his wallet. On video, you can hear Yanez saying, "I told him not to reach for it." Ms. Reynolds said Yanez asked Castille for his ID. Nothing on video about Castille pulling a gun from his pants. Seems to me that Castille did nothing to escalate the situation or to warrant getting shot multiple times. I don't have Yanez's testimony about his explanation for why he felt his life was threatened, but the video and Ms. Reynolds' commentary are out there in the public domain and that is what the public is thinking about after hearing that Yanez has been acquitted. I'm not anti-police and there must have been some evidence to support Yanez's actions, but I have not seen it. I'm guessing the jury did see or hear such evidence. They returned a unanimous verdict. The police department did not agree with Yanez's actions. They agreed to a work separation with him. The prosecutor must have felt the video was enough to disagree with Yanez's actions because he went forward with a trial. Perhaps we will hear from the jury in a 20/20 or Dateline episode. Your comment above: "As far as they're being no gun or not seeing a gun, there is never a requirement for a weapon even to be produced in order to lawfully use deadly force." If that is true, then we need to revisit when an officer can lawfully use deadly force. It should not be OK to use deadly force when a citizen reaches for his wallet after being asked to do so by that same officer. Go Indians. Peace.

I did. I thought the video released to the public was strong evidence against the officer. What evidence did the jury see or hear that the public did not? Not being a smart alec; serious question. He told the officer that he had a gun, a license to carry, and when asked for his ID, he was shot as he reached for his wallet. And, it was on video. Officer Yanez told him not to reach for his gun; Castille was reaching for his wallet. BAM. Five shots. The gun was never pulled by Castille. No video evidence of the gun being pulled from his pants. Again, what did the jury see or hear that the general public did not? That video was a high hurdle to overcome. Ten Anglo jury members and two African-American. I read where the jury verdict was unanimous. So, I ask again, what did the jury see or hear that the general public did not? It must have been something. I hope the discussion of this topic does not meltdown to name calling, or a racial back-and-forth blame game. I hope the discussion sticks to the evidence and how the jury viewed/interpreted it. I wonder what the explanation was from Yanez as to why he feared for his life? No gun was pulled; it was his wallet? Go Indians. Peace.

Do you have cites to peer-reviewed literature to support that opinion? Any studies to support that executive pay based on shareholder value and social consciousness would not affect price structure? Maybe they exist, maybe they don't. I'm not arguing for socialism. It's an argument for finding a place in this world for both corporate profit and social consciousness to co-exist. I think we need to examine all theories. We are an advanced society and creating access and affordability of medical care and medicine should be on the radar screen of our priorities. The value of life matters...for those that are elderly, poor, disabled, children, on death row, and inside a woman's uterus. All life matters. Surely that concept can co-exist with corporate profit. Go Indians. Peace.

Sources confirm: Reports of Cherokee on US HWY 290 and US HWY 71 heading from Port Neches - Groves to Round Rock. Purple and White Mojeaux on the war path and coming to Dell Diamond soon! Smoke signals say...PN-G Indians are going to win the state championship in Class 5A baseball. Go Indians. Peace.

Coach Frey...my 0.02 cents...go with your current hometown, Port Neches - Groves. Go Indians. Peace.

Left 0.85 Libertarian 0.67 Interesting Quiz, thanks for sharing. Go Indians. Peace.

At the Nederland secret spring game, was Larry Neumann secretly in the press box still secretly coaching the team? Was the secret spring game on the secret field? The new turf field? Did the team run any secret plays this spring? Did the new secret QB play in the secret spring game, you know the guy who is 6' 4" and 220 lbs with a rocket arm? Did the secret D-linemen play? The new, secret, move-ins that go 6' 6" and 290 lbs.? Any other secrets from the secret spring game this year? Was it touch football or did Nederland go all out and secretly conduct spring training with a full contact spring game? I'm guessing its a secret to keep the UIL out of Jefferson County. Is that enough chatting about the Nederland secret spring game? Do we need to alert that Phil Klien guy and his area newspaper team to investigate the secret Nederland spring game? He's the guy that loves to investigate the Nederland Heritage Festival. Maybe the secret spring game will pique his interest? We all need to find some humor somewhere. I've been hearing about the Nederland secret spring game for about a decade, maybe longer. Perhaps PN-G, PAM and Vidor need to jump on this new idea for a secret spring game. Hmmmmm. Go Indians. Peace.

In my best voice imitating the late, and creatively talented, Johnnie Cochran: If the shoes don't fit, you must acquit.

Carlos Correa with a 2-run HR to start things and Jake Marisnick with the assist to Brian McCann to tag out Jacoby Ellsbury to end things. A great way to open the series vs the NYY. Is Aaron Judge a prototype of the next generation's baseball player? 6' 7" and 280 lbs. He can hit, run, and play right field. I wonder if, eventually, he will make the move from right field to first base? It would be hard for an infielder to miss a big target at first base standing 6' 7".

Yes. I have no issue with a portion my tax dollars being used to fund programs for those most in need. I pay taxes for lots of things, e.g., the military, highways, federal and state parks, etc., all of which I appreciate, am thankful for, and enjoy. Why not use a portion of tax dollars to help something more important than material things ---> people. I'm not for funding welfare kinds and queens, but I am for helping others that need it. I'm all for finding the proper balance. Go Indians. Peace.

Regardless if you are a Dem. or Rep., we should all agree on some basic principles for all of mankind (humankind): 1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 2. To those who have been given much, much will be required of you. 3. Those less fortunate (by no circumstance or choosing of their own) should be able to get help/assistance. As one of the wealthiest and greatest nations on earth, with a society of innovative, successful and caring people, we should find a way to offer assistance and care to our elderly, disabled, children/infants, widows/widowers, and orphans. A combination of private, charitable and public funds should be available to help our neediest neighbors. No one should have to go hungry, go without medicine, or have to choose between eating one hot meal vs. paying for medication to survive another day. Go out and volunteer. Take a Saturday and deliver Meals on Wheels. You will meet great people who will make you think twice about ending all social programs. Too many elderly people and families with special needs children/adults having to make tough choices about eating versus paying for health care/doctor's visits/medicine. I've met them. These are not people looking to abuse social programs. These are retirees who have just enough to make ends meet, but they have to forego some necessities, e.g., they don't turn on the A/C or water for fear of a high utility bill, they don't shower everyday for fear of a high utility bill, they don't eat everyday because they need $100 or $200 at the end of the month for more medication. These issues will move you to be more compassionate and less worried about Dems v. Reps., less worried about having a few extra dollars taken from you paycheck to help provide for your community. 4. We need to find a way to ensure that systemic and/or individual abuse of social programs is stopped. Like most people, I don't like it when I see or hear about welfare kings and queens. But, that dislike does not move me to the extreme of ending all social programs for our most neediest brothers and sisters. We need to be fiscally responsible. Hardworking people will pay taxes and give to charities to help others, but there is no denying that abuse of the public programs diminishes one's willingness to pay those taxes or to freely give. We need to find the right balance. When I visit this forum, there is always too much extreme focus on the left vs. the right. Start looking at what's in the middle. Few people on the extreme left or right. There's a whole bunch of great people in the middle. Go Indians. Peace.

Any more updates from local news sources? I saw where [Hidden Content] posted another story about more alleged wrongdoing by the NHF BOD. Is the reporter, P. Klein, a trustworthy source for the news? What sayeth the other local news outlets, e.g., PA News, Beaumont Enterprise, local television channels? Or, does P. Klein have an ax to grind? Trying to discern fact from fiction? I will say it does make for interesting reading. I'm not a resident of Nederland, I don't know any of the parties involved, and I've been gone from the area for 25+ years. Still, it is interesting to read and follow the allegations. As a teen in the eighties, I can remember going to the NHF...fun times with friends. PA, Groves, Port Neches and Nederland all shared good times for my family and friends. Go Indians. Peace.

I know it is early in the 2017 season, but the Astros could have something special. Barring injury, and Lord forbid our early season high hopes jinx the team, but the Astros could be a strong contender for the AL crown and a legitimate threat to win the World Series. I know, it's April. Slow down 1989NDN. It's early, but so far the Astros have average to above average starting pitching, a strong bullpen (middle relief and closing), and the pieces of the puzzle on offense are starting to gel. One through nine in the batting order can get hot and swing the stick. And, who doesn't love Jose Altuve? He is 5'5" of dynamite. My favorite Astros player for the past three seasons. He is what young kids should strive to be as they grow up playing baseball. Hey kid, you're too small, you're to slow, blah...blah...blah...you can't do it at 5' 5"...you can't do this...you can't do that.... Yet, Altuve can do it all. Love his tenacity and grit at the plate. He can fight off the inside heat, he can fight off the curve ball and slider, and he can wait for his pitch to hit. Great player. NO INJURIES in 2017. Go Astros. It could be a special season. Go Astros. Peace.

PN-G fan...I don't know what Coach Monte Barrow did or did not do on the staff at NHS, but I can tell you from past W/L results -- and not from just the PN-G game each year -- that Coach Barrow put together some good offensive game plans. Game plans approved by Larry Neumann. That should be good enough for Coach Barrow to get his shot under the bright lights as head coach. As for Delbert Spell, I'm guessing each August for the past 20+ years, Coach Neumann said, "Delbert, on defense, you know the pieces of our personnel puzzle, so go put the best pieces together and let me know when you are finished." That seemed to work well for 20+ years. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Go Indians. Peace.

There are some Texas fans, and I believe the number is growing, that would not be all that upset if Shaka Smart left Austin.

Tom Herman did the same things at Houston. Before that, he learned his tricks of the trade from Urban Meyer, who did the same things at Utah, Florida and Ohio State. If a unit, e.g., the defense, had a bad practice, then they ate watered down eggs and 2-day old toast. The flip side, if a unit had a great practice, e.g., special teams did well in a given practice, then they got extra perks, i.e., got to skip running drills or got their choice on the dinner menu. If a certain player within a unit performed poorly in a practice or game, i.e., a RB fumbled during the offensive session or a QB threw an INT during a game, then that player got called out in front of his teammates and had to take a "penalty," i.e., maybe five extra gassers or he had to run gassers with weight belts on his legs. Tom Herman is big on eliminating mistakes -- no fumbles or INTs or stupid penalties, and he is big on accountability. His practices are physical. It may look like hazing to an outsider, but it's not. It's a system of rewards vs. penalties. If you crack a helmet or bend a face mask due to a hit, you get a reward. If you screw up and cost the team, you get penalized. If you can survive Coach Herman's practices, the games will seem like a walk in the park. From Coach Herman's time at UH, I can tell Texas fans that UT teams will not be worn down. Those kids that get tired and make mistakes in games and those that will not "out physical" their opponent, they will not play. Those kids that sell-out and physically dominate an opponent, e.g., Ed Oliver at UH, Stephen Taylor at UH, Elandon Roberts at UH, etc., those kids will play for Tom Herman regardless of their pedigree (5-star, 2-star, walk-on) and regardless of their classification (FR, SOPH, JR, SR). It's not hazing. It's called creating a culture. It worked at Utah, Florida, Ohio State, Houston...and it will work at Texas. Peace.

Is Vidor out of Quirante kids? Are there more in the pipeline? Go Indians. Peace.

I've said it many times. I prefer the traditional look established in the seventies and eighties. Home: All purple uniforms or a mixture of purple and white (zig/zag trim). Away: All white storm trooper look (purple zig/zag trim). Most of the PN-G graduates and fans that I keep up with do not care one way or the other. There are a few vocal die-hard alums that do not want anything but purple/white. I can understand that view. There is nothing wrong holding on to the traditional purple/white look. That said, if today's kids want to mix things up with a purple/white/gray combo, I can live with that, too. It's not the end of the world. Uniforms come and go. What stays with Indians forever...Honor, Pride and Tradition. Go Indians. Peace.

True, but the cost of doing business, i.e., losing skilled workers due to immigration policy, will be passed down to the consumer.

Bullets13...BINGO...we have winner. And, those specialized engineers being sent home to England/Scotland, they have companies like Valero, ExxonMobil, Motiva, Chevron, and others behind them, probably sponsoring them, and yet, non-renewal...go home. Peace.

Some of the "illegals" - who came here legally, but now are not - they don't have control over who renews or reissues their visa. It is not as easy as some would have you believe. Peace.

Tell us what that pathway is? How long does it take to get a travel visa, green card, etc. What if there is a quota that prevents your pathway? What if your country of origin refuses to process a visa? If the pathway is so easy, and only lazy people fail "to get it," explain the pathway in laymen's terms and how the non-lazy undocumented people in this country can so easily come through the front door? Peace.

I understand the terms legal and illegal. Now that the "illegals" are here, and they are law abiding people, working, paying taxes, and contributing to society, should they not have a path to citizenship? You would rather round up people, send them their country of origin, and tell them, "try again...but, next time, do it legally, whatever legally is, just do it...and go ahead and research the quota that applies to you foreigners." Why not give them a path to citizenship? After the period for citizenship ends, then you can round up the ones who choose to remain "illegal". Do you believe all of the people who immigrated to the United States from 1850-1920, i.e., Irish, Italian, and other Western European people, all came legally? Look at the big picture, not all of the undocumented or "illegal aliens" are here for a hand out. Like your ancestors, they are pursuing the American Dream. Peace.