I'm really not sure how I am a "racist troll"?

Please, tell me how I am a racist troll? In fact, as my wife who is half Korean and half black how racist I am. Ask her father in law.

Just because my views of everyone hailing ALL POLICE as racist and performing brutal acts of humanity? Sorry that I think most cops are NOT racist. Sorry I think protecting your life is important.

Doesn't make me racist.

If you are talking about the above mentioned information, this is the argument I made and I was hailed as a racist troll. The video based on this observation is as follows: http://fusion.net/story/105371/shocking-video-shows-why-we-need-to-talk-about-how-police-deal-with-the-mentally-ill/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=CPA&utm_campaign=CK&utm_content=CK-FUS-TRF-A01-FB-FBLP-FKW-USCAN-MED-BO-18q-F31

I will make an attempt to do so again, as it is highly controversial, and I have my beliefs, as well as everyone else does. I enjoy seeing others points of view. The argument I got into with someone was that it was a racist display of police brutality. This is false and I will go into some details as to how it is not either of those things.

It is easy to make conjecture about what could have happened, we could do that all day, and we can never know. I will tell what I saw. Prior to Fifty seconds, the police officers are approaching the residence very relaxed, joking about something in the beginning just before opening the door. These police officers are relaxed, because they probably frequent the neighborhood during their patrols, and it is just a typical call to them. Nothing, besides the training that individuals such as these two officers learn, which tells them that you must react, and put emotions aside when particular variables are not in their favor, such as distance, time and intensity.

At Fifty-six seconds into the video, The Mother is seen opening the door for the police officers, where they greet her, then she responds telling them that her son is “off the chain” right now. She had called them to help admit him to a mental hospital. “choppin' up people, Bipolar, schizo, my son." she tells them as she walks past the police towards her vehicle, after they asked who that was behind her. This is where shit undoubtedly gets real, regardless of your beliefs.

You can hear the police officer requesting, several times, "drop that for me, drop that for me guy." As the mans mother screams, "Jay!" So that she can at least get his attention. His arm is raised towards the man, but there is no weapon present in his hand. After the warnings, the man lunges towards the officer closest to the garage. As the officer backs up and draws a weapon, simultaneously, the police officer with the camera also draws, the mother screams, "don't shoot!"

One. Two. Three. Shots fired.

Let's now explore what happened in those few seconds, prior to the shooting. The man approaches the threshold of the doorway, with a screw driver. I saw arguments saying that the cops don't know why he had a screw driver, but I argue that we know why he had the screw driver. The mother walked out, agitated, and ready to bring her son to a hospital in order to help with his mental illness. We have no idea what conversations and arguments took place prior to the police arriving. It may be safe to assume that this man had no intentions of going to this place. As the man walked to the threshold of the home, he is in a confident stance. And looking down at the screw driver, spinning it and feeling the tip, as to subconsciously show that he is wielding an object destined to protect him. The mans stance changes, so that his dominant leg is back, and he turns his torso towards the cop near the garage, most likely subconsciously, because it is an easier target of opportunity. The police officers left arm is up, wielding no weapon, and with his dominant leg back, which is great for forward momentum, but not retreating.

The Tueller Drill is a self-defense training exercise to prepare against a short-ranged knife stack when armed only with a holstered handgun. This drill is based on the findings of how quickly an assailant with a knife could cover 21 feet (6.4 M) to attack their opponent. It was determined that this could be completed in 1.5 seconds. It was also found that at less than 20 feet, during training exercises, the knife weirder was ALWAYS able to stab the defender wielding the pistol without being shot.

So you can imagine, at 6 feet, seeing this large man with a weapon that could easily end your life, your self-preservation thoughts come into play. Had the officer with the camera not gotten his hesitated first shot, followed by his double-tap, equalling to three-shots fired, the other officer may or may not have been stabbed fatally.

This is what I saw as a professional, not just as a guy in the Military, but as a guy who deals with highly dangerous individuals in very close quarters. Conducting interrogations and field interrogations puts you in front of individuals who are very capable of ending your life. There is a difference between the police and the military, in my opinion. I believe being a police officer is far more dangerous, as they must always remain vigilant. Military members should remain vigilant as possible, but usually do so during the known months of deployment.

Unfortunately, a mentally handicapped person with a screw driver got shot in front of his mother by two police officers, who were there to help protect this man and get him help. Police are public servants, and they are there to help and nurture the public. This decision, was easy, yet, as difficult as it was easy. This man clearly did not want to shoot this man, regardless of the man posing a threat. No sane individual wants to take the life of another, because a sane person understands that individuals make mistakes, and they can be corrected with insight and education. This man will not have that opportunity to right his wrongs, or get help, but that police officer will live to see another day, see his family, and possible help protect and serve other members of the community.

As for the taser, I just realized I forgot to mention why the taser was not used.

The reason a taser was not utilized in order to subdue this man goes back to the Tueller Drill. During this drill, you have a limited amount of time to conducted a movement.

In this movement, your dominant hand is taken into account. Your Firearm is always on the dominant side of your body, for efficiency. Adding the time it would take to cross your arm in front of your body, as well as Pointing the taser and firing, would add in many other factors, and would most likely end up in the assailants favor.