Yep.  Cops gunned down 1,100 Americans last year--most of 'em unarmed, most (but by no means all) of 'em "not white" and several of them children as young as six or seven.  They're looking to exceed that record this year--have already passed the halfway point.

I suspect Hollywood has seized onto the 'Zombie' craze to condition people into thinking of whoever is shot by a cop, a soldier, a "militiaman" or a vigilante as being already DEAD but still dangerous.  Cops already use the descriptor "zombie-fied" or "zombie-like" to describe their victims.  A psychological ploy to commit murder and still sleep at night, and so much easier if your victim has a different color face.  Even if he or she is a little kid.