[zeugma]

Actually, I was wondering if the poster thought there was any particular reason that it mattered if it was a cop or not. It seemed so from the initial comment.

Seems like they have a much easier time with the 'process' than just a regular joe would in the same circumstance.

[sarasmom]

Don't you think cops should be treated a bit differently?

We, as a society, pay cops specifically to deal with the criminal element, instead of having assorted private groups of volunteer or paid civilian vigilantes, acting as they please, to enforce compliance with laws.

I promise, you will come to fear how incredibly violent “regular joes” will act, absent cops and laws, in similar circumstances.

Why call 911 and wait to be assaulted/injured, when you can call someone else who will deal with the threat, or just do it yourself?

Which is thinner?
The veneer of civilization, or the thin blue line of cops?