Sweet Willy
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This is where constant and proper training comes into play. When an officer has fear or complacency, mistakes (usually fatal) are bound to happen. That officer has the life of of others at his fingertips and he needs to have the proper judgment to ensure that those lives as well as his own are protected at all costs.
Exactly. We give them the right to use deadly force to protect us. It must be used wisely, or we have to take it away. There are only so many unintended consequences that are acceptable. For many, this isn't clear if and until your child or spouse is killed accidentally by a police officer weilding force without cause.