Fact is none of us where there and none of us know what happend, honestly if I was a cop and was in a tense situation and I thought my life was in danger shit youd be in the same situation as bell, no doubt and 240 from the posts that I have read of yours you would probably do the same.
If they believed they were in danger, and they shot him, fine. They don't belong in prison.
But if they were WRONG - then they need to lose their badge.
Because they have shown they don't have the judgment in stressful situations to restrain deadly force. They didn't see his hands, so they shot him. That's bad.
In those same circumstances, if I shot an unarmed man because I was confused - I would be in prison. Yes. I'm saying they are cops so they get extra leeway in this situation - but they only deserve that leeway ONCE.
When they accidentally cap two unarmed guys next month, it'll be society's fault for re-arming and giving life/death powers to men who have proven they can't use it properly.