In the 70’s, Houston PD was rife with shootings by cops with throw-down guns. Race was not an issue. People being pulled over were cautioned to find a lighted, populated area before stopping.
Just same stuff, just more publicity.
I don’t say the cops aren’t becoming more militarized, etc. What I take issue with is the, every time, knee jerk reaction by the media that innocent little kid was just minding his business and hurting no one and nothing when the big bad cop just shot him because he could. They know what they’re doing, and if the broader public had any interest in knowing the truth, they would recognize this invariable pattern by the media by now. But no, everyone jumps on an opportunity to make it all about “racial profiling”, or whatever agenda they’re pushing before waiting for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to come in.