Please. This is my plea to protesters and police alike. Flatten the curve.

I've encountered far more decent cops than I have assholes. I agree, it is a two way street. In college, I was driving my girlfriends car (a '67 lime green Mustang - ahh) when I got pulled over, I forget for what. A week before, an officer had been killed in a pullover by a shotgun blast to his sternum. Kept my hands on the wheel, had my wallet out, blinkers on. Told the officer that I had to reach into the glove compartment to get the registration. Did it slowly. He let me go with a warning and a thank you. (I was probably docile and introspective and thought faster than I moved.)

But I'm Caucasian.

And they didn't have to use lethal force. They just didn't. Let him run down the street until he trips and hits his head. He wasn't a threat once he got out of the car. So he grabs a taser. Big fucking deal. It's not a lethal weapon. Cops get zapped with tasers as part of their training.

They didn't have to kill him. There was absolutely no reason they were in a situation where their lives were in actual danger.