>Since the chance of armed encounters is high the Police have to respond this way to every scenario or risk getting shot. It's small consolation to all the peo

>Since the chance of armed encounters is high the Police have to respond this way to every scenario or risk getting shot. It's small consolation to all the people killed by police who didn't have a weapon because the police seem to operate in a state of mortal terror. Try this on for size: https://www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504718239/military-trained-police-may-be-slower-to-shoot-but-that-got-this-vet-fired https://www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504718239/military-trained-po... "Forget your years of combat experience, shoot first ask questions later, that's our policy." U.S. Police have more of a free hand to shoot civilians than U.S. Military have to shoot people in war. The U.S. is not a Mad Max war zone... although that's the narrative police seem to want to cultivate because it makes it easier to justify their aggressive tactics and the civilian body count.