It’s time to stop pandering to criminals by acting as of pointing a weapon at someone is never grounds for the use of deadly force. Are the police guilty of using excessive force at times? Absolutely. Is use of deadly force against a black suspect always unwarranted? Absolutely not. The details in this case have not yet been disclosed, so anyone who immediately reacts is doing so only on a purely emotional level. There is absolutely no place for allowing such emotional reactions to influence the laws in a free society. And the circumstances of the incident, not the race of those involved, are what count.