re: A settled Alton Sterling fact that many people are oblivious to

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..my guess is that it's because the video of the incident that has made the rounds doesn't clearly show a gun or Sterling's right hand.

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Exactly. The videos aren't clear enough to show that it's a gun, but I believe it's very likely it is.

And honestly, it doesn't really matter either way. They pulled something from his pocket in the video, after he was shot. It resembled a gun, although the video was grainy. This confirms that it was reasonable for the officers to believe he may gave had a gun in his pocket and was struggling, trying to reach for it. The officers couldn't control his arm that was reaching for the pocket. Why is it so hard for people to wrap their brains around how it may be justifiable to shoot someone who may have an opportunity to shoot you?