“Reaching for one’s waistband is never a good idea when dealing with the cops.”
If cops are so damned dangerous that normal, harmless behavior will cause them to murder you then don’t mind me when more and more people view cops as a threat.
Can’t wait for the inevitable defense when someone shoots and kills a cop and says, “He was pointing a gun at me for no good reason and I was in fear for my life.”
Growing up, I was always told cops were there to help you. For the most part, I continue to believe it.
But there have always been bad cops, and this one went beyond bad.
I really believe there is too much emphasis on “force on force” training, and always coming home alive. I spent 25 years in the military. I was shot at (badly) many times flying. It went with the job. It did NOT give me the right to fly around with a hair trigger.
Protect and serve. Doesn’t have much meaning any more. There is a reason I’d rather carry a gun myself than trust the police to save me - and it isn’t ALL about time.