Ah, but according to some people here, they wouldn't have been able to defend themselves anyhow, once the guy identified as a police officer.
Perhaps this sad event will teach them that, yes, sometimes even the police commit crimes.
I'm not big on the Blue wall of silence that Police agencies are prone to. I've had the experience of a disgraced (IE. convicted felon) ex-cop getting preferential (positive) attention from law enforcement officials after relocating to my area from a scandalous drug sting in Kalifornia. Take it from me, there is NOTHING more dangerous than a bad cop!!! I hope this killer gets dead or has the courage to Bleach himself out of the gene pool... I also feel that some of the most admiral humans I've ever met were LEO's or Firefighters...it just depends.