Shot in her own home!

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I think what OLB means is that bad cops (like the one under discussion) cause people to fear cops.  He didn't say that people want cops to be feared, but - more and more - that's becoming a reality because of bad cops.

This strikes me as a perfectly valid point.

Boru

Still not the point.

This guy could be a macho bully, or he could be simply trained to shoot first, and in our current climate that is what most cops are trained to do, assume the worst. 

But I am tired of this argument on his part and it is not the first time I have seen this.

LONG TERM CONDITIONS, not one officer, not one case, but conditions.

Some officers get into the job to play tough guy, and others get into it because they honestly want to serve and protect, but the training either way, is to fear first and shoot first. And that needs to change.

Exactly right, and those are the bad cops creating fear about police officers. 

Judas Priest on a two stroke moped, Brian.  Do you ever listen to yourself?

Boru