So this is the place where I can talk about random shit?
Lemme just say this...I'm sick and tired of "you know who" complaining about racist cops this, police brutality that. Don't commit the crime! Play stupid games win stupid prizes. If the cops are approaching you, they may have reason to believe you've done something wrong. If you HAVEN'T done anything wrong, your reaction would probably be to surrender and peacefully explain the situation. If you have something to hide, you're probably going to run or try to attack the cops. If you do that, you confirm the cops' suspicions. If you take any aggressive action, the cop should be allowed to put you down. Doesn't matter if you aren't pointing a weapon AT THE COP. If you have a weapon and are running, you could be a danger to OTHER CIVILIANS. YOU SHOULD GET PUT DOWN.
I thank the police for what they do and it sucks that cops have to go to work in fear that their lives will be put in danger by criminals and they will have to choose between getting killed, letting the criminal escape to hurt others, or doing what's right and shooting the criminal but getting fired/plastered across the media for it. It's really pathetic.
I don't think a single person that's been mentioned by the media due to being killed by cops was a "model citizen." I think most if not all had criminal records. And I think most if not all had been resisting arrest / running away from cops / disobeying cops orders / reaching for what could have potentially been a weapon. The cop should not have to sit there and wait and say "hold on buddy could you let me know what you're reaching for? Is it a gun? Let me confirm it's a gun. Okay yes it's a gun, oh and you're pointing it at my head, uhoh." Seconds matter and a cop shouldn't put his life in danger through inaction.
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS PEOPLE. Don't do the crime if you won't do the time (or don't want to get shot by cops for it).