Huh I guess you would get mad at a soldier in the desert if he shot an enemy combatant dead for trying to steal communication equipment.
Like it or not cops have to deal with war zones.
This is all about envy to you isn't. Not about the facts that cops have to work in war zones every day.
Heck no. Fire and forget. Now, what if the their is a stupid kid, or desperate elderly woman? Do you think an honorable soldier will pull the trigger? (Of course, this analogoy is less relevant now than it would've been in the past thanks to the Muslims who have decided that it's a great idea to use kids and the elderly as human bombs, but you get my point.)
Like it or not cops have to deal with war zones... Not about the facts that cops have to work in war zones every day.
Ah. Have we discovered your root position, that police and civilians are opposing forces in open warfare? LOL, now you're starting to sound like the WOD'ers that you opose so often. They would probably agree with you on that standpoint!
Personally, I would prefer my police to hold fast to the "to protect and serve" notion, and I would prefer to continue to honor those cops who are able to aviod using deadly force when it is not warranted. Transferring the armed forces' rules of engagement to the police would be a horrific mistake... and a violation of the wisdom of our founders. IIRC, that was the entire point of the Posse Comitatus Act. (Correct me gently if I'm wrong
This is all about envy to you isn't.
I'm not sure where this comes from. I'm for high standards of behavior for cops AND for similar codes for other public servants (including teachers). I love and admire my police detective father, and occasionally feel some ego-bruising because I know I could never do it as well as him... but how do you get that out of my posts?