What a thoughtless and dangerous generalization, Whatdidyousay! And shame on most of the other posters above for agreeing with such a horribly unfair knee-jerk position.
It's idiotic to say "police are doing it to themselves."
1. The police being ambushed, wounded, and killed had nothing to do with shooting suspects, black or otherwise. They are innocent.
2. Certainly not all of the officer-involved shootings were justified, but the majority across the nation are justified to protect the officers and citizens in the area. But almost every one of cases in the news involved a suspect who was not innocent and refused order after order again and again -- including the one at issue here. After driving irrationall, the man dangerously parked his vehicle askew in the center of a highway, tried to get back in it, and refused to stop and show his hands.
3. Of course his family loudly disagree, but they weren't there, yet still call the officers murderers. However, the cops have to keep quiet and wait for the investigation.
4. In the same situation, I may have been forced to do the same as the woman officer to protect myself and fellow officers. You armchair lawyers weren't there, either. The officer at least deserves a fair investigation and hearing.
5. The people who are literally doing it to themselves are the suspects who break laws, act crazy, and/or refuse to obey armed officers trying to subdue them.
