Seriously. I'm not even sure what else the options are at this point if you're a POC, especially a (young?) black male (but this also applies to (young?) brown males like myself). Don't run away from the officer. Don't run towards the officer. Don't “look suspicious”. Don't own a gun (since declaring it while being a POC will heighten tensions). Don't be disrespectful. Don't get angry (no matter what). Don't talk back to the officer. Comply with everything the officer says. None of this helped Mr. Castille. He was still shot. Except wait…he owned a gun. Oh, but it was registered and he declared it to the officer as is required by law. This whole thing is sickening because he did everything the officer asked him to, got shot anyway, and then the jury acquitted the officer of all charges. They watched the video filmed right after the officer murdered Mr. Castille and said “eh”. They watched the dashcam video (that was newly released after the trial) and said “There's still probable cause for the officer to have been afraid for his life”. My only question is: what could he have done? If what Philando did — following the rules, declaring the firearm he was licensed to carry as per the law, remaining calm, and reaching for his ID — was enough to get him murdered, what could he have done to prevent the officer from shooting him? I think changing his skin color would have helped. And that is the sickening reality of racism in America today.