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Originally Posted by kielbasa16
You are generalizing off of one case?
I have ran into power-trip jerk cops whom I almost considered reporting, and perfectly normal, friendly cops. The jerk cops are just about as common as other jerk people. The cops job is multi-faceted, they have to keep your *** in line, as well as save your *** in the case of an emergency. I think we hold a grudge against them just because we encounter the first situation more often than the latter. And to say there is nothing a cop does for you that you cant do for yourself is just ignorant.
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I see the other guy's point - just they can't do it the same legal protections.
If someone pulls a gun, and takes a hostage...you can shoot the perp, and not be held liable.
If same happens without being a LEO, and someone with a permit to carry shoots the perp, they lose their permit, their guns, and face possible jail time, not to mention the civil suit from the person's family who took the hostage (or the person who took the hostage) as well as civil and criminal charges relating to the discharge of a firearm...etc.