Originally Posted by
Xenophon
Being an armed (with gun) police officer really must be a bit of a dodgy occupation.
Not only do you run the risk of being killed (occupational hazard ?) but you also face the certainty that, if you so much as fire your weapon never mind waste a malefactor , a horde of parasitic lawyers will descend on you like the hounds of hell and have your job and probably your liberty as well. Lovely.
My bother in law has been a cop for 20 years. He has put up with that for most of that time, and the points you raise about the Monday Morning Quarterbacks he is most familiar with. (He's now a Lieutenant, so he has to worry about his patrolmen using theirs as well).
He also has never had to fire his weapon once in the line of duty. (In point of fact, most officers in this county have not ever used their weapon other than at the range).