I would surmise these officers were going to pat him down, he resisted that, it turned into an arrest situation, he resisted that as well.
They got him down on the ground to get him into position for non-compliant handcuffing. He resisted that. The officer straddling him felt the weapon and/or Sterling was reaching for the pocket the weapon was suspected to be in, an overt action that demanded an overt response.
Those officers gave him an opportunity to save his own life. He chose not to. Adult decisions have adult consequences.
With this new video, it can’t be said they planted the gun, or didn’t have cameras on, both of which can be seen dangling off of them.
Good shoot. CVS pays the tab.
Using your logic, any cop shooting any CCW licensee would be a "good shoot".
Gee, I wonder what city will burn this time around?
I'm sorry to say that, if this guy were white, and the police officers were black, the same crowd that says this shooting is justified would instead be screaming to high heaven.
Double standards are no good for anyone. This was an execution, IMHO, plain and simple.
Maybe a jury will think otherwise, however. But a video is powerful evidence, and most reasonable people, black, white, or purple, will make the same observations I've made, IMHO.