The boys in blue are going to have to be smarter dealing with black folk, especially after what has already gone on. Way too close to the gentleman for starters. No protection other than deadly force. No idea what the situation is in regards mental capacity, drugs involved etc. There has to be a way to defuse the situation to at least less than a deadly force confrontation. This cannot continue without deadly consequences for the boys in blue. We are way past decision time to reduce these confrontations to zero. We all know and respect the need for police and the job they do, but times change and the yelling at citizens to do this or that in a high tension confrontation, has got to change or it will be counter productive to the point of no trust in the future.
Good observation, I think. The police have got to, sooner or later, get physical control of the man. Yet they must avoid voluntarily putting themselves in a position where lethal force might be the only option.
No easy solutions here.
Or, maybe people shouldn’t be belligerent and listen to the cops.
The more we coddle people the more they will push with their aggressive behavior.
How much room does one give a potentially deadly threat? You can't apprehend a dangerous perp from 100 feet away and if one opts to run and shoot a few citizens, then the cops also take the hit. How about laying some responsibilities on those who choose to become Darwin examples?
I think it’s the other way around, to wit: “The boys in pants belted at mid butt need to get smarter when dealing with the boys in blue who represent our society”.
They need to quit dealing drugs, STFU in school classrooms, STFU when a cop is talking to them, and take condom classes to reduce the number of unwanted, unfathered “bastards” out there amongst the rest of us.