The classic story of "if".
The story of "if" told once more, and quite well too.
I found this piece quite interesting, for it no sooner did it start, than it did ultimately end.
For anybody that happens to be puzzeled as to the story of this piece, there really isn't one to speak of. Unless of course, you infer the majority of it from your own thoughts and takes on the seen and unseen events that unfolded in this submission, as I assume the author wants you to do. That was undoubtibly made in order to made the viewer ask, "What if?", of the story.
Mind you though, there isn't just one "if" to been seen and remembered.
To re-state my own point of view and opinion from earlier, this submission is simply giving anyone who views it insent to ask "What if....?"
For example:
"What if the man hadn't murdered sombody?"
"What if the man hadn't been caught?"
"What if the man hadn't raised his gun to the police?"
"What if the police hadn't fired back with deadly force?"
"What if the man hadn't even been there"?
And so on and so forth.
So, as you can see, this submission had many a moment where an "if" could have changed the story entirely.
All that aside, fine submission.
Fine, "thinking" submission.
I do have one problem with it though, that being its lenght.
I don't like the idea of drawing out messages and such mind you, but I still don't like the fact that viewers have to build a story for the characters up untill the end. Though that may have been entirely intentional, you didn't give the viewer enough time to connect and get to know the character all that well, thus making his death feel somewhat empty.
I suggest looking up Chillz Story, Bozophilia, and anything else made by user High-Hopes for that matter, in order to get a better idea on how to properly construct stories such as this.
That is, assuming that you wish to work with these kind of submissions further.
As said previously, very nice re-telling of the story of "if".