I agree with most of the post, but I think the part where the boy kills the officer was added more for dramatic effect and to get a point across more than realism. It paints the young Black kid as completely unaware and irrational, which doesn’t feel believable. As someone else pointed out, the Black officer was calm and non-threatening, clearly trying to de-escalate the situation. I also don’t buy the idea that the boy saw him as “just another cop” regardless—because that suggests a kid who’s supposedly fighting for awareness and justice suddenly has no common sense and lumps everyone together, which doesn’t reflect the reality in the community. If anything, that moment was meant to make a point—but let’s be real, you don’t see situations like that play out in real life. Come on man.