I don’t really want to get too opinionated on the whole current issue of police officers killing unarmed black people, but I do want to point out what I think.
As unfortunate it is that this is all going down, it is still ultimately one gigantic media trend. I can’t believe that I’m the only one who sees this for how it is, but the truth of the matter is that in light of one high-profile cops killing civilian story, all of them have been thrust into the spotlight for everyone to see when every single occurrence happens.
See, the thing is that if one scours the internet on a daily basis thoroughly enough, I’m willing to bet money that they can find a story of a police officer forced to kill a person in the line of duty, every single day. Granted, they may not be allegations that the deceased may or may not have been armed, or allegedly yielding when it happened, but the fact is that police probably kill people every day. Sounds gruesome, but not that it makes it any better, people, regardless of occupation, kill people, every day. Shit, sparsely a day goes by where looking at local Atlanta news doesn’t yield a death happening in the AM hours.