Firstly, I'd like to say that none of us here realise what it was like for the cop. Sure, we have our video evidence. Sure, we have our assumptions. Sure, we've been shot at during traffic stops in LCPD:FR. But let me say, the level of panic you feel in game will be nothing compared to a real life situation.
Others have already stated all the risk factors, so I won't go through that.
Imagine how you would be feeling in such a situation. Be honest with yourself. Then magnify that feeling tenfold. Did the cop have reasonable belief of the possibility of grievous bodily harm, to him, or others? Of course he did. Was shooting him the wrong thing to do? Of course it was.
But the point we are missing here is, 'Was shooting him an intentional murder, and this officer is abusive, or did the cop simply make a mistake or wrong decision under extreme pressure and fear for his life?' We've all made mistakes. Many times. This mistake was just terrible bad luck. But does it make the mistake any worse a mistake then the mistakes we make everyday? No! So why aren't we all in jail for criminal offences?
Oh, and that article. I can't imaging HOW they forgot to include all the factors, and why the cop is in danger, or how it even needs to say that Jerame was black. The officer in question was black. Taking all the risk factors in account, it doesn't seem racial to me. Man, the media feeds on misery, don't they?