Some law enforcement officers have no choice but to operate like this. My dad was a Sheriff in a really remote area of California when I was a kid. He would of

Some law enforcement officers have no choice but to operate like this. My dad was a Sheriff in a really remote area of California when I was a kid. He would often tell me how his closest backup was sometimes 30-45 minutes away. When he pulled someone over, or responded to a domestic dispute, he had no choice but to try to resolve any conflicts by talking. He once even told me, his number one weapon of choice was talking. I don't think he ever even had to pull out his gun once, during his career. Sadly, if you know another cop can roll onto the sene in under 30 seconds, there isn't much incentive to resolve problems without a huge show of force.