The same reason anybody takes any job? Money. And in many states they are paid quite well… I know quite a few people who became police, only a few of them had a

The same reason anybody takes any job? Money. And in many states they are paid quite well… I know quite a few people who became police, only a few of them had any sort of fervor for policing before they were indoctrinated during basic training. It’s like an easier and better paid version of going into the armed services. Also: on average, being a cop is just not that dangerous, and it gets less so every year as crime rates drop. These are just the facts. In the vast majority of situations police will be the better armed and trained party. Much different than other public servants, who often have to deal with the same public and the same scrutiny for less pay and with worse protection…