Of course, it is the cop, not the four year old, who is the victim.
I forgot, we must defend our government employees at all costs, Comrade.
After all, when it is your daughter, your niece, your granddaughter, or your female relative who lies bleeding, and the governement employee who struck her believes his *occupation* is more important justification to relate than a *fervent, sincere apology for causing a tragic accident*, at least you’ll have the satisfaction of saying:
“Oh, you’re a police officer, that’s different then. I thought you were a mere mundane who struck my daughter/granddaughter/niece/female relative.”
This is obviously a difference in values. My mom was injured in a serious accident. The guy fled the scene of the accident. I never thought of hunting him down and administering a beating. Stuff happens. And my mom wasn't even darting into traffic like this little girl - she was standing in the middle of the road between lanes and the moron hit her.
I’m sorry to hear about your mother.
However, you are comparing two different bad responses: fleeing the scene of an accident, and suggesting one’s occupation trumps an accident victim’s relatives emotions.
Yet the fellow’s occupation somehow justifying his actions never occurred to you, I hope. I doubt you would think better of the fellow who hit your mother whether he were a cop, a librarian, a football player, the town drunk or a priest.
Occupation is irrelevant-—apologizing to the victims and making restitution for the wrong committed is what matters.