I think that there are greater questions from listening to the views on this forum about law enforcement over time. Some feel that law enforcement is the enemy and don't miss a chance to put them down. Some think of them as officer friendly, always the good guys.
My grandfather (my grandparents raised me) was a police officer for 39 years and never fired his weapon at anyone in Columbus, Ohio. He was a tall, fit man, quiet and not very talkative. I never saw him angry.
So my opinion of what a police officer is, is much colored by my view of him.
I think that there are SOME who may be bullies who want to become police officers these days and want to boss people around. I don't know. I don't have much, actually no dealings with the law.
The people who are law enforcement I am sure are carefully vetted, but still mental illness and personality problems like anger control can happen if someone begins to go into dementia.
It is true that if he hadn't had a gun, those innocent people wouldn't be dead.
But that in itself is not the whole answer here.
Defining the questions become more difficult as I get older and see more of life.
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