Cops who choose to harm others in order to protect themselves are criminals, plain and simple. And society should treat them as criminals.
In return for accepting these risks, cops should receive extraordinary respect. They should be heroes, and treated as heroes. But too many choose to be cowards and – what’s worse – almost all cops accept and even defend the cowards among their ranks.[/quote]
I just wanted this out there for people to read one more time because it is spot on.
