>>
>>I'm thinking he pulled out his phone to record the cop, the
>>cop thought it was a gun (because the police are afraid of
>>black people and are cowards) stumbled and shot dude. And
>>let's assume the kid did have a gun, the police aren't
>trained
>>to use non-lethal force? they can arrest white domestic
>>terrorists who shoot up schools and movie theaters, but a
>>black kid who (allegedly) had a gun and didnt even squeeze
>off
>>any shots has to be put down? OK.
>
>IF the "kid" really pointed a gun at the cop then the cop was
>definely justified in shooting him. That's called "suicide by
>cop".
>
>You don't meet lethal force with non-lethal force.
>
>Is the cop supposed to wait until they pull the trigger before
>they can shoot back?

IF he pulled a gun, then the cop was justified in shooting him, but we don't know that he did.

Which also raises the healthy and much needed dialogue about how other civilians with weapons, that have shot these weapons at other civilians AND at cops are still able to be apprehended alive. Were these cops better trained/equipped to diffuse these type situations? Or were those people perceived as less threatening? Even when suspects HAVE weapons and have used them it is still possible to apprehend them alive (and have seen that) thus lethal force shouldn't be the default. Changes need to be made.