That “put yourself out there” argument is just a straw liberal infantile talking point .you know, if you aren’t gay, you can’t comment on gay - if you aren’t a woman, you can’t comment on abortion, if you aren’t a veteran, you can’t be pro military and a hawk - blah blah blah it’s just infantile bullsh-t.
As citizens, we can, and have the responsibility, to comment on cops. Not doing enough of it has helped pervert the whole notion of what it means to be a cop. This is relatively new.