[oats]

lol did you guys watch the same video? he did not charge anyone swinging a knife. if he did that, I'd agree with you, but he didn't do that. he just kept right on walking away - notice how he backed off and went behind the wall when the police car parked. should he have put his hands up and laid on the ground? yes. is this an isolated incident? not at all.

I'm not saying it was just the policemen's fault, though I don't think they responded well anyway. I'm saying that this indicates a bigger problem. this is why people are upset, because viewers start to neglect the deeper issue by washing it out with small details. "oh brown stole from a convenience store..." that's not the point (for various reasons). but it effectively distracts people from the real causes of these situations, which are not acceptable for a civilized society.