Michael Brown wanted ‘Suicide by cop’. He was lookin’ to get shot at the liquor store, but he finally got what he wanted a few minutes later.
If an officer has to deal with a guy who makes it clear he wants to ‘go down gambl’n, that is an automatic life-and-death scenario and I guess that is the hardest thing about being a police officer.
There are drunks, mental defectives, and then there are people who are just spoiling for a confrontation and DO NOT care about the outcome! They are going to do what they want and let the chips fall where they may!
Police vs Civilian or not, THAT is an attitude which one guy instantaneously picks up from another one, without even language.
No cop belongs on the force if he doesn't prep himself for this likelihood on a daily basis. What to do and how soon. You are playing with your very life.