This is why the black mask and ninja look for cops is wrong. Any hat or helmet worn should have a star or badge on it. The uniform should not be all black and the top or vest should have POLICE on it in large, bright letters.
Citizens confronted by masked people in black rightly assume these are bad guys and get shot unfairly. Sure the cops yell “police” but often follow it immediately by shooting the citizen. Why serve a warrant in the dark of night?
I agree with you.
Absent unusual circumstances, cops should be dressed as cops, not criminals.
Even if they are dressed as cops is no guarantee tho. I think the killers in the famous St. Valentines Day massacre were dressed as cops.