Clearly, the man that was shot didn't follow the officers instructions. He was ordered to stop and go to his knees for 15 seconds before he ended up getting shot. That is 15 seconds he decided to NOT follow the officers orders. No, that isn't punishable by death, but if he reached into the car after 15 seconds of disobeying, then that is.

I believe the black community is stuck in a cycle that they need help to get out of (better education, etc). That being said, they still make the decisions they do that perpetuate the cycle. The black community as a whole needs to take control of their community and work together to fix items within their control. Remember, they decide(statistically as a group) to drop out of school, have kids at a young age, not go to college, or not to obey an officers orders. I've known many black men that chose to go to college and better their lives. They are the same men that choose to obey an officer. They are very successful as well, because they chose to be!