I understand that cops can be nervous or on edge in certain environments. Some cops are basically working in warzones....sure patrolling Berkley, CA is a very different experience than patrolling Flint, MI. I get all that. But in both of these cases, and most (not all) of these cases that gain national attention, a black man who is clearly not a threat gets killed for nothing. The solution to making a fat guy comply with being arrested is not to choke him to death, or shoot him multiple times. That should be basic common fucking sense.
And there's no question the mere presence of a black man puts many white people on edge to some degree. I've had police pull over to talk to me just because I dared to check my mail box in the evening, or shovel my driveway at night. Yea I live across the street from a bank...but I'm always the only guy getting this treatment, because I'm the only young black guy. The rest of my neighbors aren't getting stopped for shit like that. You're always a potential threat, which means you're always a potential target.
