[Half Vast Conspiracy]

I sense they are becoming paranoid as they are becoming more frequent targets while on the street and are often outgunned...

I'm not buying that.

[LevinFan]

“I sense they are becoming paranoid as they are becoming more frequent targets while on the street and are often outgunned...

I’m not buying that.”

I’m with half on that one. That is nonsense. LE is safer than ever, not even in the top ten dangerous jobs. I think the numbers have most cops dying from traffic accidents, rather than violence.
And out gunned? Nonsense again. Most cops have sidearms of significant quality, and some that the general public can’t get. And more and more have ARs and other weapons.
It isn’t like full fun auto weapons are used against cops every day, like in movies.

This is really about cops not held to professional standards. Remember the Dorner hunt and the shooting at three innocent people for no reason? No one was punished. Nor is that alone. What message does that send? It sends the message that cops can screw up by the numbers and get away with it.
Cops need the message hammered home. REASONABLE FEAR. Maybe a few more get hammered for shooting innocent people, the rest will learn to control their shoot first reactions. Cops need to fear making a mistake. Right now, they don’t fear mistakes.