we spoke about the killing of Philando Castile, right,

and the verdict that exonerated the police officer who shot him.

And, honestly, I thought that I felt all I could feel

about this story, until I got home,

and I watched a newly released video.

And if you've already watched this video,

you don't have to watch it again.

I wouldn't say anyone has to watch this video,

but if you haven't seen it, it is graphic.

And you probably should watch it.

And we're gonna play it for you now.

Authorities have released dashcam video

revealing the chilling moments

that led to a police officer

shooting and killing Philando Castile

during a traffic stop last year in Minnesota.

The video comes just four days after a jury

found the police officer not guilty of manslaughter.

-Oh, no! -(gunshots)

(screaming)

I won't lie to you.

When I watched this video, it broke me.

Like, it-it just, it broke me.

You see so many of these videos, and you start to get numb,

but this one...

Seeing the child, that little girl,

getting out of the car after watching a man get killed,

it broke my heart into little pieces.

Like, I thought of every joke people make about,

"Oh, the most confusing day in the hood is Father's Day.

"People don't know where their parents are.

Ha-ha. Black dads, black--"

That's a black dad that's gone.

That's a child that grows up not knowing what it's like

to have somebody in their life.

Like, you watch that video...

And you know, you know what's the most painful thing,

is for years, for years people said

that there's a simple solution to police shootings:

Just give the police body cameras.

Film everything, then there'll be no question

about what happened, yeah.

And black people have already taken that initiative, right?

Thanks to cell phones, every black person has a body cam now.

Black people have been saying for years,

"Just give us, just give us an indictment.

"Just an indictment.

"You know what? Just get us in front of a jury.

"Just in front of a jury of our peers,

"of our fellow citizens.

"We'll show them the video, the evidence,

and then they will see it and justice will be served."

And black people finally get there,

and it's like, "Wait. What?

Nothing?"

You hear the stories, but you-you watch that,

and forget race.

Are we all watching the same video?

The video where a law-abiding man

followed the officer's instructions,

to the letter of the law, and was killed regardless?

People watched that video and then voted to acquit?

And the saddest thing is

that wasn't the only video that they watched.

DIAMOND REYNOLDS: You told him get his ID, sir,

his driver's license.

POLICE OFFICER: Keep your hands where they are, please.

Yes, I will, sir. I'll keep my hands where they are.

Please, Officer, don't tell me that you just did this to him.

You shot four bullets into him, sir.

"You shot four bullets into him, sir."

It's (bleep) mind-blowing that Diamond Reynolds

has just seen her boyfriend shot in front of her.

She still has the presence of mind

to be deferential to the policeman.

In that moment, the cop has panicked,

but clearly, black people never forget their training.

Still, in that moment, the black person is saying,

"Sir, I respect you, sir.

I understand what I need to do, sir."

The same thing Philando Castile did.

But still, according to the law,

the jury had to make a decision.

And that decision is do you think this policeman

was justified in thinking that his life was in danger?

And their opinion, having watched that video,

having listened to that excha... exchange,

they still said, "Yes, yes,

I can see why that cop was afraid."

But why? Let's be honest. Just why?

Why would you say he was afraid?

Was it because Philando Castile was being polite?

Was it because he was following the officer's instructions?

Was it because he was in the car with his family?

Or was it because Philando Castile was black?

It's one thing to have the system against you--

the district attorneys, the police unions, the courts--

that-that's one thing.

But when a jury of your peers, your community,

sees this evidence and decides that

even this is self-defense,

that is truly depressing.

Because what they're basically saying is...

in America,

it is officially reasonable

to be afraid of a person

just because they are black.