Shooting of Jacob Blake -- what are we missing here?

I have watched this video a few times and I am still somewhat confused as to what actually happened.



Now before anyone gets their shorts tied in knots, relax, breath in and slowly exhale.



Something took place on the day Jacob was shot.  At the beginning of the video, you see the officers have confronted him for some sort of domestic altercation.  The problem begins with Jacob not following the instructions the officers were giving him.



He did not comply with their instructions and ignored their demands and proceeds to get into his SUV.  At that point his is grabbed by an officer.  Up unto this point, Jacob is in the wrong for not complying with the officers and most likely resisting an act of lawful arrest.



After this point, the officers begin to step into a grey area to a black area.   First of all there were enough officers to perform an arrest without drawing their side arms.  For what ever reason they had their side arms out, we do not really know.  But the officers continue to maneuver into the black zone of no return.



The three officers could have apprehended Jacob, put him in handcuffs and that would have been the end of it.  Because they had their guns out, there was intent to use them and that is where I say the officers were wrong.  There was another avenue that they could have and should have taken, and there was no need to pull out their side arms.



They could have allowed Jacob to leave, as they likely already had his personal information and just follow him home or serve him with an arrest warrant at a later date.  There are always alternatives beyond lethal force.



The rioting is not warranted to be honest as many use the demonstration to loot stores and cause havoc for just the sake of doing so.



The event of Jacob Blake has now been politicalized and excuse of rioting has made the shooting of Jacob Blake nothing more than an excuse to vilify the police and give reason for looting.  The reality of what has taken place has been lost in the massive excuses being demonstrated.