[Poohbah]

Regardless, the guy got shot eight times for drunk driving (and sheer stupidity). I'm not going to join Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and all the other minstrels of black hate in protest, but I'm not going to applaud the cops either. Anytime anyone kills an unarmed man, it should be questioned vigorously.

I did question it; I went and examined the photos.

He was unarmed. He sure tried to ACT armed--he was pointing the cell phone at the cops in a two-handed isoceles stance. BTW, there are "cell phones" that are actually disguised firearms.

This guy was not a victim; he was a volunteer.

[sinkspur]

This guy was not a victim; he was a volunteer.

LOL! And, no doubt,hopped up on something.

[Grando Calrissian]

Well if he aimed his gun-shaped cell phone at the cops, then good riddance.

[maxwell]

This guy was not a victim; he was a volunteer.

Yep. Stupidity should hurt.

I wonder what ol' Al would do if somebody flashed a shiny object at him like that. Sh!t his pants, likely... Then have his bodyguards put a couple rounds in the offender...

[Double Tap]

This guy was not a victim; he was a volunteer.

Exactly right. After he fights with the cop on the right, he points what looks like a pistol to me at the cop on the left, and gets shot at two times or more. He changes direction and they follow not shooting until he turns and flashes at them again after which they shoot until he is down. He asked for it, he begged for it. And from what I could see, he took several rounds before going down.

I wouldn't be suprised to learn he was hopped up on something strong. He didn't react at all until going down hard, which probably means they got a CNS hit.

Too bad for the cops that they had to deal with this mess.