Do you think that the officer who shot Brown had other options available to him? What would they have been?If other options were available, why didn’t he use them?

Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MGT/Tribune Content Agency LLC/Alamy Stock Photo hand on Wilson. Likewise, some witnesses reported that Brown never moved toward Wilson before he was shot. Others said he did. Officer Wilson testified that Brown charged at him. In the end, a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson. The announcement set off a wave of street protests, and rioting ensued. Since then, all police shootings, especially of minority suspects by white officers, have received intense criticism and scrutiny.
The Case of Michael Brown raises some interesting questions:

1. The officer involved in the Michael Brown shooting was not indicted by the grand jury that heard the case. Why?

2. Do you think that the officer who shot Brown had other options available to him? What would they have been?

3. If other options were available, why didn’t he use them?