What about being effective, but not going out of one’s way to be an arsehole as this guy seems to have done? Or if you do, make sure it’s not being recorded for posterity.

BTW, one example is the second guy shot by cops in St. Louis. He was holding what looked to be a tiny knife down and yelling “shoot me! kill me!” Instead of treating him like the loony he was, and retreating back into their truck while trying to talk him down or call for backup with Tasers, the cops chose to yell, then empty nine or ten shots into him.

It shouldn’t always be a matter of “winning” the situation, but of creating an outcome where carnage is minimized.

Interestingly, speaking of hated professions, traffic agent cops (the people who direct traffic and give out fines, probably one of the most ungrateful jobs) are unarmed in NYC. You don’t hear of them dropping like flies from gunfire.