bilby
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It was someone whose job is to serve and protect the public (which includes suspects), and to ensure that suspects get due process.You do realize that it wasn't a random stranger, right?
It was someone who is expected to deal with violent drug addled criminals who are a danger to the rest of us,
He is "expected to deal with violent drug addled criminals who are a danger to the rest of us", without them getting hurt, much less killed. Indeed it is his job to risk his life to ensure that all citizens suspected or accused of a crime are given due process, and that all citizens whether or not suspected or accused of a crime are protected against violence from any source, including police, and particularly himself.
That's a very high standard to hold police to, but it's the only standard that prevents them from just being the best equipped violent gang on the streets.
Successful policing uses minimal force. Many police appear to be unaware of this. Policing is a cooperative activity, in which police officers are employed not to hold any special status, but rather to give their full time attention to the duties that ALL citizens are duty bound to perform in defence of their fellow citizens.
If your cops aren't doing this, what you have isn't a police department: It's either a criminal gang in uniforms; or an occupying military power.