I think people have a tendency to have knee-jerk reactions and to stereotype other people when it suits their emotion on a subject.
I try to take things case by case. I agree that the police (in all realms) have become highly defensive and reactive.
It’s a really crappy world and society that they have to deal with. Remember when cops didn’t have to worry about getting shot every time they pulled someone over ?
Anyway, in this case, I followed the incident very closely and knew from the beginning what had happened. Sure I had some details wrong (due to misleading statements by the official press), but I think we all ended up arriving at the same conclusion (especially after everyone gets to read the subject of this thread).
Now, when will the public see this ? Or will it even get out ?
I wish back about 300 years ago, America had outlawed slavery. We should have picked our own damned cotton.