'Ignorance on display': Ebony's Zerlina Maxwell has thoughts on St. Louis cops

This afternoon in St. Louis, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed by police after refusing to surrender the knife he was wielding. The man was reportedly walking erratically and yelling:

BREAKING. Police: man with knife saying "shoot me, kill me now" is shot and killed by police in North St. Louis.

— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeNews) August 19, 2014

The news prompted Ebony writer Zerlina Maxwell to chime in:

I mean dude. 1 guy with a knife. 2 cops with guns. And you *have* to shoot to kill? Maybe we need to teach these cops karate. #Ferguson

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) August 19, 2014

Like, dude.

https://twitter.com/AngryVizslaMax/status/501813601368547329

https://twitter.com/RobbieCooper/status/501814885312122882

Hey now. That’s crazy talk!

Hi @ZerlinaMaxwell, it's Kanko. Do you know what happens when you try to shoot at an arm or a leg? You usually miss. This isn't Hollywood.

— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) August 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/Beer__Wolf/status/501814198478053376

@ZerlinaMaxwell @NoahCRothman Like in the movies! "HaiiiiYahhhh!" Works every time

— ⚡️Erick Brockway⚡️ (@erickbrockway) August 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/501815519008157696

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/501817073652486145

Ugh.

This is just ignorance on display. https://t.co/FXO42S9AFI

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) August 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/501820413224452096

Here we are.