1) Cops have to deal with the scum of the earth everyday.
2) Cops consider us regular people to be the scum of the earth.
The way I read it, the cop was confused and intended to use the taser but accidentally shot the gun instead.
Doubtful. How do you shoot a taser four times? He knew he had the gun in his hand not the taser.
1. No one in their right mind would be police at this juncture,
2. Working police are not in their right mind.