Yeah, except that, like, random people in public spaces typically don't hunt down criminals as a profession, many of whom, of course, have no qualms with ending lives. There are more homicides in Philadelphia than days in the year, and the nature of police officer's work makes them a target for criminals. Don't think that the status the justice system affords them as officers is some sort of impenetrable shield. Just last month, someone opened fire on a squad car with two officers in it before escaping; was that a random crazy fuck, or a failed hit? Philadelphia's already lost one officer this year--gunned down while intervening in a bar robbery--which I'm sure is still fresh in the minds of every policeman here. I'm not defending the cop who busted this guy as it's pretty clear it was illegal, but your comparison of police officers with architecture in terms of being targeted by violence is pretty stupid.
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Yeah, except that, like, random people in public spaces typically don't hunt down criminals as a profession, many of whom, of course, have no qualms with ending lives. There are more homicides in Philadelphia than days in the year, and the nature of police officer's work makes them a target for criminals. Don't think that the status the justice system affords them as officers is some sort of impenetrable shield. Just last month, someone opened fire on a squad car with two officers in it before escaping; was that a random crazy fuck, or a failed hit? Philadelphia's already lost one officer this year--gunned down while intervening in a bar robbery--which I'm sure is still fresh in the minds of every policeman here. I'm not defending the cop who busted this guy as it's pretty clear it was illegal, but your comparison of police officers with architecture in terms of being targeted by violence is pretty stupid.
He's not a drug dealer, but...