True enough...but the LE mission on post also results in the policing of civilian dependents, contractors, etc., so similar, if not identical rules apply in a lot of cases. The biggest difference I see is the Military Police are held far more accountable for their actions than their civilian counterparts.
"Also, being an Insurance DEFENSE Investigator is absolutely different from having to approach and confront SUSPECTS UNKNOWN (which this guy was) and having to make split second decisions."
You miss my point. Certainly the investigations I do now are on the behalf of municipalities (and their insurers if not self-insured) when allegations of misconduct are levelled at them. I work in defense of the cities, the attorneys representing them, and by extension the police departments. My point is, in order to help defend these cases, I have to be pretty familiar with the policies, procedures, statues, regulations, ordinances, etc. governing the use of force.
Sorry, I did misinterpret what you meant by ‘Defense’.
Apples and bowling balls. The general atmosphere on base is infinitely more civil. Officers don't have to deal with anything near the climate they do in an insane asylum like Seattle, I live here, I know.