The only reason the race card is pulled with some people is because even interviewed cops (white) said if the guy were white, they more than likely would've yelled for him to put it down, put it down now, etc and then decide whether it be handled lethally or not. Another cop, also white, said he's known on most accounts of when cops (either white, black, asian, etc) enter the specific neighborhood the victim was in, the whole consensus on the situation involving a black male is a huge misconception. They automatically think because it's a black male, some force will have to be involved and that he will definately be violent.

As for the 20shots fired, 10shots hit, a couple different officers of different races chimed in by saying basically the same thing. They all get barely much training with their firearms and when they do they have no where near the same intensity and adrenaline changes as they would in a real life situation. They also said, when they do practice with their firearms, a buzzer goes off and usually no one fires until they're comfortable, but, when one officer fires, it seems like everyone else follows behind as just a natural reaction. "you hear one pop, then almost simultaneously you hear 100 more rounds follow".

The interviewer followed up by saying (paraphrased):

I - So the cops basically came into the situation thinking, if this guy makes a funny move, he's dead.

Cop - Paraphrase) Well, basically, yes. We have ****ing families to go home to and we aren't here to shot to injure. It's shot to kill


I also believe this was the same cop who said if it were a white kid, we would've yelled at him a couple times before making our decision.