who should we fear more the gangs or police

Is this where our society has evolved to because of these Olympic games and this banking fiasco where the ones that are sworn to protect the weakest of our society are to become the victimizers of it instead where the homeless must now fear the police force that should protect them from further harm have we fallen so quickly to the point where its shoot first and ask questions later. Who was the victim? Apparently he had no police record was he just down on his luck was he a injured worker who was this poor soul who’s life was snuffed out by this police officer’s bullet(ctvlink)