Zimmerman was at a total disadvantage but this cop was in his own vehicle at the time hopefully with back-up on the way
There is no comparison
Never mind that Trayvon apparently went for Zimmerman's gun
and Zimmerman fired only once and Zimmerman would not have chased Martin down and shot him 8 more times.
One shot was enough to extinguish the threat.
Brown apparently went for the officer's gun and then they wrestled for it -- per his friend.
According to the officer's friend the officer was the one who pulled his gun.
It ceases to be a 'wrestling' match if such happens.
Yep -- the advantage goes to the guy with the gun -- the cop in this case. So now why did he have to shoot him 8 times???
My question is this to the Chief: Why is the officer stopping to hassle two guys in the street when as far as he knows they have nothing to do with anything, and he is supposed to be on his way post haste to 911 emergency call???
And I'm sorry, but even if the cop was a large 6 foot and 200 pounds, he would have been giving up 100 pounds in a close-in hand-to-hand match - a serious disadvantage.
If someone rushes a cop in his car, he is well within his legal perogatives to pull his gun. If Brown went for the cop's gun, he is well within his legal perogatives to shoot. And you have no idea if Brown was high and shouting threats to the officer that would have raised the cop's concern about the situation.
Also, if someone is walking down the middle of the street and blocking traffic, it is very much a cop's business to intervene.
A lot of information has come out that has changed the narrative to this point. I imagine much more is to come. A rational person without an axe to grind waits for such.