I agree that just from the picture side, this looks very similar.
However, in Germany, police is taught in a very different way than US:
They are only allowed to use firearms as a last resort, and only to use it after non-lethal measures like the taser have been used beforehand.
They are also asked to only use it to wound, not to kill suspects.
In contrast, US police is e.g. trained to shoot at the center of mass as they argue that anything else would be more difficult under stressful circumstances.
I see the situation itself as the problem (that fake reports can lead to it), but realistically, there is probably no way to avoid them compeletely, so just looking at the way how such interactions are going on from there on can make the difference as well.
However, in Germany, police is taught in a very different way than US: They are only allowed to use firearms as a last resort, and only to use it after non-lethal measures like the taser have been used beforehand.
They are also asked to only use it to wound, not to kill suspects. In contrast, US police is e.g. trained to shoot at the center of mass as they argue that anything else would be more difficult under stressful circumstances.
I see the situation itself as the problem (that fake reports can lead to it), but realistically, there is probably no way to avoid them compeletely, so just looking at the way how such interactions are going on from there on can make the difference as well.