What bothers me about this type of argument is that it makes it sound like they weren't dealing with police but with some kind of dangerous rabid animal. Police

What bothers me about this type of argument is that it makes it sound like they weren't dealing with police but with some kind of dangerous rabid animal. Police are supposed to be highly trained professionals, part of their job is to know how to deescalate dangerous situations. If they immediately escalate minor violent situations into dead bodies then they are bad at their job and we as taxpayers should make sure they are at least fired for doing such an awful job.