[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Dahabs

My quick answer is absolutely. Five years ago I might have said no but I have since read up on the issue and see it much differently.

I think previous interactions with LEOs might have impacted Mr Brooks actions/reactions. Of course we cannot ask him now.

I agree.

I think he panicked, knowing that even a DUI...was going to put him back in prison.

He shouldn't have been killed for it though.

In an interview with him about a month prior, he explained how hard it was to reintegrate into society and get a good job...once someone has a record.

I certainly don't have all the answers, but we need to strive on a system that allows those who truly want to turn their lives around be able to do so...after serving their debt to society.

One of human kind's strongest emotions...is the one of 'HOPE.'

When you take hope of a better future away, even if someone has paid the price for their previous bad decisions...not much is left.

This lack of hope that things are getting better for people of color, even those without any criminal activity...is a big driver of the massive protests we're seeing.

That, and the attitude of those who don't care about anyone else's hope by espousing "they did it to themselves" or "they're just that way"...just adds to the problem.