Guess you must view the US miltary as a "clear and present danger" also, since they routinely shoot people as well (some years, far more than just the high three-figures ;^)! And what about doctors? IIRC, tens of thousands of people are killed every year by doctors (via misprescribed medications, medical misadventure, etc.). Based on body count, doctors make cops look like humanitarians!
But maybe you give the doctors a break, because their victims likely deserved it (for not double-checking with their pharmacists, or maybe just for being @ssholes ;^). God knows the cops never, ever shoot anyone who actually deserves it!
/sarc
US military aren’t deployed against us. And don’t see us as the enemy. And actually I know soldiers who’ve done duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Do you know the first thing that happens when they shoot a civilian? They are taken into custody for an immediate investigation, the entire procedure comes from a presumption of wrong doing, and there’s no-union to back them.
If you think your doctor sucks you can get another. Can’t get a different cop if you think the one at your house is wound too tight.
We have a right to due process in this country and a presumption of innocence. Our laws our built to say NOBODY deserves it until they’ve gotten a trial.