[Sender]

I would ask you the same question, is it a more serious crime to shoot a cop than to shoot anyone else? Is a cop's life therefore worth more than yours or mine?

[sinkspur]

I would ask you the same question, is it a more serious crime to shoot a cop than to shoot anyone else?

In Texas, it is. The perp automatically qualifies for the death penalty.

[Cultural Jihad]

Is a cop's life therefore worth more than yours or mine?

Apparently to the ideologues it's worth a lot less.

[CheneyChick]

I would ask you the same question, is it a more serious crime to shoot a cop than to shoot anyone else? Is a cop's life therefore worth more than yours or mine?

Argumentum ad absurdum.