I agree with most of what you say, but the police are supposedly trained to not escalate situations. I assume that would also include not purposefully inflaming one as well. The guy had no way to know what he was confronting ... the cop should have been more restrained.
If there really were a law infraction, the cop should have identified himself before the situation got out of hand.
I have had a carry permit for a long long time, and try to avoid any and all situations unless really threatened. Carrying a gun brings with it heavy responsibilities.
You and I are in total agreement.
I understand that completely. I used to be fairly proficient at karate (I can't beat my way out of a wet paper bag with a hammer now). I always went out of my way to avoid situations where I would even consider using those skills, because I really didn't know how to do something that wouldn't seriously hurt someone, and get me into trouble.
I like the idea of concealed carry because, even though I'm heavily armed and relatively proficient with a gun, I never really wanted to carry one. Having said that, I know that if there are unknown, armed civilians around me, I benefit from their presence. How much better could it be?
Yep. Yep. And yep.