I think it’s time for police officers to patrol in pairs.
After an hour or so standing holding his revolver in the hot sun, another patrol car passed, saw the commotion, and came finally to his aid. They had to pry the gun out of his log-ago-numb fingers: he couldn't have fired it if he'd tried. And, according to the show, this incident provided the impetus for persuading the Depression-era City Council to spring for car radios.