You’re right.
Next time it will be like that young female police officer a few years ago who hesitated in firing and was shot and said from the hospital: “What went through my mind was if I fire at him will I be the next front page headline against cops?”
I just had a similar conversation with a state trooper buddy. He told me that they’re scared to do their jobs because they are second guessed and found guilty.
Citizen review boards made by untrained individuals. “He didn’t have his regulation hat on, therefore he’s guilty.”