rather than being embattled, fully supported. we need to seize that opportunity. >> joining me now is eugene o'donnell and staff writer for "slate," bowie. does it seem justified? are there questions in your mind? what else do you want to know? >> you want to know the whole picture. inevitably first conclusions may be off a bit. it's very critical to get the accounts of people at the scene to hear what they have to say, but this is the top of the violence scale in terms of what police officers anticipate. somebody is trying to take a weapon away underscoring there is always deadly force when the police are present. >> one of the things bystanders say in the video is there are a lot of cops.