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Morgan said the two deputies fired upon Middleton in fear for their safety. “We had what we believed to be a suspect at that time. Officer Meeks feared he had a weapon in his hand and fired his gun. Sgt. White could not tell if gunfire was being directed at Deputy Meeks so in response he also fired,” Sheriff Morgan said. - from the Fox 10 article.

So, it was fear that motivated the shooting, & one cop didn't even know the source of the shots, so he just started shooting at the "suspect". I suppose the neighbors are lucky the cops didn't have automatic weapons with high capacity magazines.

Perhaps these "men" need another occupation, say as toilet paper testers. Apparently, they were not scared as they boldly approached the "suspect", likely with guns already drawn. Doesn't the job of cop require caution & prudence? Couldn't they take the time to observe the situation from relative safety before approaching a "suspect".

If a shiny object in the hands of someone is justification for shooting that someone, then we are ALL just a hail of police bullets from death. What ever happened to the presumption of innocence? How many of us have had to rummage around in our cars in the driveway looking for something? I did it just the other day. Do I now need to fear cops will shoot me?

I guess this makes George Zimmerman an awfully brave man. He waited until his head was being bashed into the concrete before he pulled his gun. He had no idea what weapons Trayvon had, yet he patiently followed him. I guess had Zimmerman been a cop, he could have shot that shiny Skittles bag right out of Martin's hand & claimed he feared for his own safety.

When the police initiate the violence, they are committing a crime, pure & simple. This S&!T has got to stop! NOW!