[fwdude]

A lot of departments patrol alone, due to manpower constraints and other considerations. When an officer observes an offense or a wanted suspect, he often has to act alone, not anticipating any escalation of resistance. Otherwise, they would be procedureally paralyzed.

We can't fall into the trap of blaming an officer or a department when thugs attack them alone. The blame fully falls on the scumbags.

[ghosthost]

A heavy rock should fall on all of them, too. Or a piano

[Leaning Right]

We can't fall into the trap of blaming an officer or a department when thugs attack them alone.

No way am I blaming the officer or the department. But this was obviously an unsafe situation for a lone officer. I understand that such situations are often unavoidable.

Now, I'm just thinking out loud here. There are many retired police and military who are in their early 50's. The stress of their jobs earned them that early retirement.

But what about putting them on police forces (voluntarily, of course) as back-ups to regular officers, working maybe two days a week?