Several months after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, the public outcry for justice is still heard. As an African-American male, I have always been told to respect police, and to interact with them differently than you would others in society, being their job to serve and protect citizens. With recent events in the news has the relationship between police and minorities been damaged for good? I question the use of excessive deadly force by police and the social impact it has on the African-American community. The incident in Ferguson Missouri, has drawn questions about the use of excessive deadly force some deemed unwarranted. As investigations continue you have to question the tactics used by the local police and their social interactions with the inner city. "People consistently expressed concerns stemming from specific alleged incidents, from general policing practices and from the lack of diversity on the Ferguson police force. These anecdotal accounts underscore the history of mistrust of law enforcement in Ferguson that has received a good deal of attention," U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said earlier this month. "Our investigation will assess the police department's use of force, including deadly force. It will analyze stops, searches and arrests. And it will examine the treatment of individuals detained at Ferguson's city jail" (Martinez). Complaints from many African American communities allege that the police routinely use excessive force against members of minority populations. Yet, some police officers suggest that many African American males exhibit aggressive behavior towards the police. This sort of mutual antagonism often prevents favorable police/African American relations. The word aggression is often used among the general dominant population in the U.S. to describe some element of behavior among African American males. Yet, many African Americans both males and females have a ve