I described the gunpoint as imagery right in the first comment. "such image". Imagery is not literal, it's image. A ridiculous image that is not justified, bec

I described the gunpoint as imagery right in the first comment. "such image". Imagery is not literal, it's image. A ridiculous image that is not justified, because as you point out yourself by using the words rhetorical and literal, sherrifs and guns play no part in their reaaon for choosing to work in a particular field or location. It's just a stupid attempt to make their choice into some kind of palpable emergency they are helpless to affect. It's ridiculous and deserves ridicule. But what's curious is why anyone would try so hard to defend it?