Actually, yes. That happens occasionally.Officers are not required to experience discomfort or risk ơf mussing their uniforms. any level of force is justified to prevent these things. "I felt threatened," justifies any use of force at all.
Perhaps you'd spend some time,as have I,checking out the numerous "police dashcam" videos on youtube.I humbly submit to you that there *are*,at least *some*,situations where a cop has *damn* good reason to fear for his/her *own* safety and/or the safety of other innocent people.One of my favorites involved a scumbag punk in New Hampshire named Liko Kenny who shot a local cop in the back and ran over him while he lay dying.If you have time check it out.There are several video's...at least one is long and the other one is short (the murder of the cop).Here's a hint for ya...he had a "long history" with the local constabulary.