RE: cops killing a young black man.

I comprehend your outrage.

Life, family and property are things in principals that our society allows defense of. Elected Sharif's, Deputies and Marshall's all have a duty as keepers of the peace to defend all those principals.

In fact all persons in our society have exactly the same authority for exactly the same reason. Some people don't respect life, family or property. Sadly just as there is no justification for the mans death: there is no justification for the theft of someone else s property. Can't even claim he was hungry, which could be understood.

So while I agree with you, I also disagree in part with you. The part where anyone but the person who by s/he action life, family or property was at risk is responsible. They choose to create the situation and by creating the situation they also created the right of force to be used.

I wish it was otherwise.