Unfortunately, he did walk up on the police, even if it was a calm walk and he was unarmed, so they can still justify it in the end. I don't know why they had to throw in that crap about having a knife, though. And even though in the end the police will be justified, I think it's friggin' pathetic that they couldn't handle that situation without their guns. I just... I feel like I could've handled the situation more professionally, and my only experience working in any capacity as an authority figure has been as a teaching assistant. It just baffles me how quick police are to use physical violence and weapons to resolve a situation. Not saying it's never called for, but I guarantee 99% of the situations they deal with can be handled by simply talking the person down. I really get the feeling, though, that people who go into police work aren't interested in talking people down, they're just interested in establishing their authority.