Most of you have already brought up the points I was going to mention. The cops had a reasonable suspicion that the man had a weapon, and in thinking so, took the right steps.
I just hope Al Sharpton doesn't come onto Larry King Live and preach police negligence, which I'm sure he or someone else is going to do. There's already been protests by African Americans in front of New York Police Department Precinct, as though this is some sort of race issue.
But there have been documentations of police brutality towards African Americans, especially in New York,, so it's not a stretch to think that some think all of this is some sort of deliberate attempt to harm them or something.
|