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The Pioneer Press reports that the POST board received two messages that expressed support for naming the fund after Castile and 31 messages from people in opposition. However, community members said too few people knew about the decision and requested that the board delay its vote to make time for more public input. That was voted down as well.

Almost all the messages in opposition were from current or retired officers and law enforcement organizations. People expressed concerns that naming the fund for Castile would polarize law enforcement and said they were reluctant to make “a hero out of someone with drugs in his system.”

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Wow. This man was pulled over for no reason, was calm, reasonable and compliant, and yet he was still shot in his chest and left to die in front of a 4-year-old child. And to add insult to injury, police are basically implying that he was a drug abuser for weed—which is legal in many states.

John Thompson, a friend of Castile’s, also addressed the board last week and expressed what many feel when the “blue wall” of bullshit closes ranks.

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“Every time you have a mishap, you ask the community to trust you,” said Thompson. “We didn’t break the trust with you guys, and you’re constantly throwing your dukes up and defending these officers. … You’re not sorry, nor do you want to move forward. You want to keep going as business as usual.”

Read more at the Pioneer Press and HuffPost.