"You trust them to exercise and take certain liberties with people's lives and I do not ."
Maybe the difference is because I've made my living working in law enforcement (support) for over 20 years and I can attest to the kind of job they do...
Maybe it's more to the fact that they can not be at all places at all times my friend . Maybe it is because I alway's thought and believe that it is the police who should work in tandem with the citizens instead of the reverse .
Maybe it has to do with citizens taking it upon themselves to protect themselves knowing someday there may not be sufficent time to wait for them to respond , not to mention it is the right we have to excercise .. ?
The police had NO right to place this person directly in line nor indirectly in line with harms way . I dont see how your past direct support of the police in the past changes this in the slightest way .